Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 4 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT
Subchapter 4.5.1 - Noxious Weed Trust Fund
Rule 4.5.111 - NOXIOUS WEED IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION

Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 4.5.111

Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024

(1) The department will identify new and potentially harmful noxious weeds based on characteristics which make the plant undesirable, troublesome, and/or difficult to control in cropland, rangeland, forestry, industrial, recreational or non-crop sites.

(2) The department shall verify the existence of a noxious weed in Montana using any one or a combination of methods set forth below:

(a) Verification of location of the infestation based on herbarium records.

(b) Scientific identification of the plant by a botanist or weed scientist and by the concurrence of another botanist or weed scientist, or

(c) Submission of a plant by any person which is scientifically identified by the scientists of the Montana state university or university of Montana herbarium.

Sec. 80-7-802 MCA; IMP, 80-7-815 MCA;

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