ARSD 12:62:03:01. Characteristics of noxious weed

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Administrative Rules of South Dakota › Title 12 › Article 12:62 WEED AND PEST CONTROL › Chapter 12:62:03 Weeds and pests › ARSD 12:62:03:01

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A noxious weed possesses the following characteristics:

(1) The weed is a perennial;

(2) The weed is capable of unique and rapid spreading and growth under adverse conditions;

(3) The weed is not controllable without special preventive chemical, mechanical, biological, and cultural practices;

(4) The weed is capable of materially reducing the production of crops or livestock;

(5) The weed is capable of decreasing the value of the land; and

(6) The weed is not native to the state.

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