§ 14-87. Noxious weeds.

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It shall be the duty of every owner, possessor or occupant of land, and of every person having charge of any lands within the city, to cut or cause to be cut down and destroyed all Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), dodders (any species of Cuscuta), mustards (charlock, black mustard, and Indian mustard, species of Brassica or Sinapis), wild carrot (Daucus carota), bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis), hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana), giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), ragweed (Ambrosia elatior l.), and poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron), poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) or any other noxious weeds growing thereon, or upon any street passing by or through such land, at least twice a year, once before July 1 and again before September 1, and as much more often as may be necessary to prevent them from going to seed.

(Code 1991, § 18-4; Ord. No. 19, § 1, 7-7-1919)

State law reference

Control and eradication of noxious weeds, MCL 247.61 et seq.

                    
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