Colorado Code
Article 5.5 - Colorado Noxious Weed Act
§ 35-5.5-108. Designated Noxious Weeds - Rules - Legislative Declaration

(2.1) The commissioner shall review and revise, as necessary, the state noxious weed list at least once every three years.
(2.3) The commissioner shall develop and implement by rule state noxious weed management plans for noxious weed species classified as list A or list B species. For each noxious weed species, each management plan shall designate the management objectives for all lands of the state appropriate to achieve the stated purpose of the species classification.
(2.5) The commissioner shall prescribe integrated management techniques to achieve specified management objectives for each listed species after consulting with the state noxious weed advisory committee. The prescribed management techniques shall be mandatory techniques for list A species and populations of list B species designated for eradication. The commissioner shall develop management techniques pursuant to science-based methodologies, peer reviewed studies, or any other method that is based on credible research.
(2.6) The classifications made pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section shall primarily reflect the known distribution of the designated species, the feasibility of current control technologies to achieve specified management objectives, and the costs of carrying out the prescribed state weed management plan.

Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 1553, § 1, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 769, § 10, effective May 23. L. 2003: (2) and (3) amended and (2.1), (2.3), (2.5), (2.6), and (2.7) added, p. 2423, § 4, effective August 6.