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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
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