TURNER COUNTY WEED & PEST
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NOTICE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTROL NOXIOUS WEEDS AND DECLARED PESTS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN this 3rd day of April, 2025 pursuant to SDCL 38-22 as amended to all owners, occupants, agents and public officials in charge of lands in Turner County, South Dakota, that they are responsible for the suppression, control, and eradication of noxious weeds and declared pests infestations that may exist on such lands.
Chemical, biological, and / or cultural control methods used for the suppression, control and eradication of noxious weed and declared pest infestations shall be those approved for such purposes by the Turner County Weed and Pest Supervisor, Agronomy Weed Field Specialist or the South Dakota State University Experiment Station.
Upon failure to observe this notice, the county weed and pest board is required to proceed pursuant to the law and have the noxious weeds or declared pests destroyed by such methods as they may find necessary, the expense of which shall constitute a lien and be entered as a tax against the land, and be collected as other real estate taxes are collected, or by other means as provided by law.
Plant and animals designated as being noxious weeds and declared pests in the state of South Dakota are Absinth Wormwood, Canada Thistle, Hoary Cress, Leafy Spurge, Perennial Sow Thistle, Purple Loosestrife, Salt Cedar, and Spongy (Gypsy) Moth.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that upon establishing probable cause to believe a noxious weed or declared pest infestation actually exists.
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Turner County Courthouse
400 S Main Ave Parker, SD 57053 Turner County Courthouse Office Hours 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Individual Office Hours May Differ) Monday - Friday (Excluding Holidays) |
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