§ 90-73. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

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 flowering stage.

Noxious weeds. The term "noxious weeds" as used in this section includes the following:

Leafy Spurge

Canadian Thistle

Field Bindweed, commonly known as "Creeping Jenny"

English Carlock or Wild Mustard

Goatsbeard

Oxeye Daisy

Snapdragon or Butter & Eggs

Perennial Sow Thistle

Common Milkweed

Begger Ticks

Ambrosia

Cockle Bur

Burdock

Pigweed

Fleabane

Nightshade

Curled Dock

Evening Primrose

Common Mullen

Sheep Sorrel

Common Ragweed

Giant Ragweed

Poison Ivy

Wild Carrot

Golden Rod

The above listed weeds are declared to be noxious within the boundaries of the village.

(Code 1980, § 13.26(2),(4))

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.