HB 1703 - DIGEST

     Provides that the director of the department of agriculture may control class A or class B noxious weeds, or cause the weeds to be controlled, on state-owned or managed land located anywhere in the state if:  (1) The director finds that the state-owned or managed land is infested with class A noxious weeds or class B noxious weeds designated for control in the region in which the land is located;

     (2) the director notifies the state agency responsible for the management of the state land regarding the infestation, identifies the weeds that must be controlled on the land and the approximate location or locations of the infestation, and requests that the weeds be controlled within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the director; and

     (3) the agency fails to control the infestation within the period of time identified in the notice.