As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
AGENCY: A. Federal Government: In the case of federal government, any authority which exercises administrative control over defined areas of federal property within the county.
B. State Government: In the case of the state of Idaho, any department, board, commission, or institution.
C. Local Government: In the case of local government, the county, cities and any legal subdivisions thereof, drainage districts, highway districts, or any special taxing district.
COMMISSIONERS: The board of Valley County commissioners.
CONTAINMENT: Prevention of seed production, seed dissemination and/or production of new plants by vegetative means.
COUNTY: Valley County.
COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED: Any kind, species of plant or propagules thereof having the potential to cause injury to public welfare, including, but not limited to, health, crops, livestock, land or other property and for which it is feasible to devote county resources for purposes of eradication, prevention, or otherwise protecting the county or part thereof from infestation by such weed, and which is designated noxious by the board of county commissioners, but does not refer to weeds declared as noxious by rules and regulations promulgated under authority of Idaho Code chapter 24, section 22.
ERADICATION: Completely eliminating all aboveground plant growth of a target county noxious weed species for a time period longer than the expected longevity of propagules of the species.
LAND: All soil or water or other growing media.
PERSON AND/OR PEOPLE: Any individual, partnership, firm, agency, corporation, company, society, association, drainage district, irrigation district, highway district or any taxing district or other organization.
PREVENTION: Action designed to stop the introduction or establishment of a plant species in areas not currently infested with that species.
QUARANTINE: The regulation of the production, movement, or existence of plants, plant products, animals, animal products, or any other article or material, or the normal activity of persons, to prevent or limit introduction or spread of a county noxious weed.
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT ZONE: An area where in the requirements of this chapter to control certain named county noxious weeds may be suspended or modified in any other way.
WEED: County noxious weed.
WEED CONTROL: Any and all of the following: prevention, eradication, or containment. (Ord. 01-3, 4-9-2001)