NOXIOUS WEEDS NOTICE
Adams County, State of Wisconsin

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The term “destroy” means the complete killing of weeds or the killing of weed
plants above the surface of the ground by the use of chemicals, cutting, tillage,
cropping system, pasturing livestock, or any or all of these in effective combination, at
such time and in such manner as will effectually prevent such plants from maturing to
the bloom or flower stage.

The term “noxious weeds” as used in this chapter includes the following: Canada
thistle, leafy spurge and field bindweed (creeping Jenny) and any other such weeds as
the governing body of any municipality or the county board of any county by
ordinance or resolution declares to be noxious within its respective boundaries.

Every person shall destroy all noxious weeds on all lands which he shall own,
occupy or control. The person having immediate charge of any public lands shall
destroy all noxious weeds on such lands. The highway patrolman on all federal, state or
county trunk highways shall destroy all noxious weeds on that portion of the highway
which he patrols. The town board shall cause to be destroyed all noxious weeds on the
town highways.

Liana Glavin, Adams County Clerk