Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.
17.10.205 - Control of noxious weeds in open areas.

RCW 17.10.205
Control of noxious weeds in open areas.

Open areas subject to the spread of noxious weeds, including but not limited to subdivisions, school grounds, playgrounds, parks, and rights-of-way shall be subject to regulation in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided for all terrestrial and aquatic lands of the state.

[ 2021 c 217 § 10; 1997 c 353 § 24; 1975 1st ex.s. c 13 § 16.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 17 - Weeds, Rodents, and Pests

Chapter 17.10 - Noxious Weeds—Control Boards.

17.10.007 - Purpose—Construction—1975 1st ex.s. c 13.

17.10.010 - Definitions.

17.10.020 - County noxious weed control boards—Created—Jurisdiction—Inactive status.

17.10.030 - State noxious weed control board—Members—Terms—Elections—Meetings—Reimbursement for travel expenses.

17.10.040 - Activation of inactive county noxious weed control board.

17.10.050 - Activated county noxious weed control board—Members—Election—Terms—Meetings—Quorum—Expenses—Officers—Vacancy.

17.10.060 - Activated county noxious weed control board—Weed coordinator—Authority—Rules and regulations.

17.10.070 - State noxious weed control board—Powers—Report.

17.10.074 - Director—Powers.

17.10.080 - State noxious weed list—Hearing—Adoption—Guidelines for placing plants on the list—Dissemination.

17.10.090 - State noxious weed list—Selection of weeds for control by county board.

17.10.100 - Order to county board to include weed from state board's list in county's noxious weed list.

17.10.110 - Regional noxious weed control board—Creation.

17.10.120 - Regional noxious weed control board—Members—Meetings—Quorum—Officers—Effect on county boards.

17.10.130 - Regional noxious weed control board—Powers and duties.

17.10.134 - Liability of county and regional noxious weed control boards.

17.10.140 - Owner's duty to control spread of noxious weeds.

17.10.145 - State agencies' duty to control spread of noxious weeds—Replacement of noxious weeds with native forage plants that are beneficial to pollinators.

17.10.154 - Owners' agreements with county noxious weed control boards—Terms—Enforcement.

17.10.160 - Right of entry—Warrant for noxious weed search—Civil liability—Penalty for preventing entry.

17.10.170 - Finding presence of noxious weeds—Notice for failure of owner to control—Control by county board—Liability of owner—Lien—Alternative.

17.10.180 - Hearing on liability for expense of control—Notice—Review.

17.10.190 - Notice and information as to noxious weed control.

17.10.201 - Noxious weed control on federal and tribal lands—State and county cooperation.

17.10.205 - Control of noxious weeds in open areas.

17.10.210 - Quarantine of land—Order—Expense.

17.10.230 - Violations—Penalty.

17.10.235 - Selling product, article, or feed containing noxious weed seeds or toxic weeds—Penalty—Rules—Inspections—Fees.

17.10.240 - Budget for county noxious weed control board—Report to the legislature—Special assessments, appropriations for noxious weed control—Assessment rates.

17.10.250 - Applications for noxious weed control funds.

17.10.260 - Administrative powers to be exercised in conformity with administrative procedure act—Use of weed control substances subject to other acts.

17.10.270 - Noxious weed control boards—Authority to obtain insurance or surety bonds.

17.10.280 - Lien for labor, material, equipment used in controlling noxious weeds.

17.10.290 - Lien for labor, material, equipment used in controlling noxious weeds—Notice of lien.

17.10.300 - Lien for labor, material, equipment used in controlling noxious weeds—Claim—Filing—Contents.

17.10.310 - Notice of infraction—Issuance.

17.10.350 - Infraction—Penalty.

17.10.890 - Deactivation of county noxious weed control board—Hearing.

17.10.900 - Weed districts—Continuation—Dissolution—Transfer of assessment funds.