2005 Idaho Code - 22-2403 — ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER VESTED IN DIRECTOR -- STATE DUTIES

                                  TITLE  22
                         AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
                                  CHAPTER 24
                                NOXIOUS WEEDS
    22-2403.  ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER VESTED IN DIRECTOR -- STATE DUTIES. (1)
The duty of enforcing this chapter and carrying out its provisions is vested
in the director.
    (2)  The director shall:
    (a)  Determine what weeds are noxious for the purposes of this chapter;
    and
    (b)  Compile and keep current a list of such noxious weeds or group of
    noxious weeds, which list shall be published and incorporated in the rules
    of the director; and
    (c)  Make and publish such rules as in the director's judgment are
    necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and
    (d)  Employ a statewide weed coordinator to carry out the director's
    duties and responsibilities; and
    (e)  Publish a list of items capable of disseminating noxious weeds, and
    designate treatment of such articles as in the director's opinion would
    prevent such dissemination; and
    (f)  Consult and coordinate with other weed management agencies and
    authorities in the designation and development of cooperative weed
    management areas and development and implementation of integrated weed
    management plans; and
    (g)  Assist all landowners, managers and lessees in the state of Idaho,
    including, but not limited to, all state natural resource management
    agencies, state water resource management entities, as well as public and
    private land management firms and private landowners, in coping with the
    growth of noxious weeds, including noxious aquatic weeds.