Text: HSB00227 Text: HSB00229 Text: HSB00200 - HSB00299 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 317.27 WEED-FREE CERTIFICATION 1 2 PROGRAM. 1 3 1. The board of supervisors for a county that has 1 4 appointed a county weed commissioner may adopt an ordinance 1 5 providing for a weed-free certification program for forage or 1 6 mulch as provided in this section. The purposes of the 1 7 program are to limit the spread of noxious seeds, noxious 1 8 weeds, and undesirable plants and to increase markets for 1 9 weed-free forage or mulch. 1 10 2. An ordinance adopted by a county board of supervisors 1 11 and any related policy adopted by a county weed commissioner 1 12 shall conform with rules which shall be adopted by the state 1 13 weed commissioner. The state weed commissioner shall adopt 1 14 rules listing, noxious weed seeds, noxious weeds and 1 15 undesirable plants; establishing management and treatment 1 16 practices; and establishing inspection procedures; and 1 17 providing for documentation related to certification, 1 18 including transit forms, markings, or tags. The list shall at 1 19 least include primary and noxious weed seeds as defined in 1 20 section 199.1 and primary and secondary noxious weeds as 1 21 defined in section 317.1A. The department may publish the 1 22 forms or set forth requirements for such forms to be published 1 23 by the county weed commissioner. The rules may also require 1 24 that county weed commissioners attend continuing education 1 25 courses in order to administer the program. The rules shall 1 26 to every extent practicable be based on programs administered 1 27 in other states, requirements of federal agencies as provided 1 28 in section 7 U.S.C. } 2814, and recommendations of interested 1 29 organizations proposing regional forage certification 1 30 standards. 1 31 3. The state weed commissioner, in cooperation with Iowa 1 32 state university, other state or federal agencies, or 1 33 interested organizations, may conduct continuing educational 1 34 courses for county weed commissioners as required in order to 1 35 administer this section. 2 1 4. For the purpose of obtaining revenue to defray the 2 2 costs of administering the provisions of this section, the 2 3 county board of supervisors may establish fees required for 2 4 certification, and the department of agriculture and land 2 5 stewardship and Iowa state university may establish fees for 2 6 conducting continuing education courses. All moneys received 2 7 by the department or Iowa state university shall be handled in 2 8 the same manner as repayment receipts, as defined in section 2 9 8.2, and shall be used solely for the administration and 2 10 enforcement of this section. 2 11 EXPLANATION 2 12 This bill provides for a weed-free certification program 2 13 for forage or mulch. A board of supervisors for a county that 2 14 has appointed a county weed commissioner may adopt an 2 15 ordinance providing for the program. The department of 2 16 agriculture and land stewardship (and specifically the state 2 17 weed commissioner) must adopt rules listing noxious weed 2 18 seeds, noxious weeds and undesirable plants; establishing 2 19 management and treatment practices; and establishing 2 20 inspection procedures; and documentation related to 2 21 certification. The rules may also require that county weed 2 22 commissioners attend continuing education courses. The rules 2 23 shall to every extent practicable be based on programs 2 24 administered in other states, requirements of federal 2 25 agencies, and recommendations of interested organizations. 2 26 The bill provides that the county board of supervisors may 2 27 establish fees required for certification, and the department 2 28 of agriculture and land stewardship and Iowa state university 2 29 may establish fees for conducting continuing education 2 30 courses. 2 31 LSB 1323HC 79 2 32 da/cls/14
Text: HSB00227 Text: HSB00229 Text: HSB00200 - HSB00299 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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