In case of a substantial failure to comply by the date prescribed in any order of destruction of weeds made pursuant to this chapter, the weed commissioner or the deputies may, subsequent to the time after service of the notice provided for in section 317.6 enter upon the land and cause the weeds to be destroyed, or may impose a maximum penalty of a ten dollar fine for each day, up to ten days, that the owner or person in control of the land fails to comply. If a penalty is imposed and the owner or person in control of the land fails to comply, the weed commissioner shall cause the weeds to be destroyed. If the weed commissioner enters the land and causes the weeds to be destroyed, the actual cost and expense of cutting, burning or otherwise destroying the weeds, along with the cost of serving notice and special meetings or proceedings, if any, shall be paid by the county and, together with the additional assessment to apply toward costs of supervision and administration, be recovered by an assessment against the tract of real estate on which the weeds were growing, as provided in section 317.21. Any fine imposed shall be recovered by a similar assessment.
[S13, § 1565-c, -d; C24, 27, 31, 35, § 4823; C39, § 4829.16; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 317.16]
83 Acts, ch 123, § 121, 209; 85 Acts, ch 171, §4
Referred to in § 317.21
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