Characteristics of locally noxious weed

12:62:07:01. Characteristics of locally noxious weed. The commission may designate as a locally noxious weed a weed possessing the following characteristics: (1) The weed is biennial, perennial, or a pernicious annual; (2) The weed is capable of spreading rapidly; (3) The weed is not controllable without special preventive chemical, mechanical, biological, and cultural practices; (4) The weed is capable of materially reducing the production of crops or livestock; (5) The weed is capable of decreasing the value of the land. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 12:62:03:03, 10 SDR 83, effective February 7, 1984; 12 SDR 128, 12 SDR 154, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 22 SDR 52, effective October 25, 1995; readopted, 23 SDR 185, effective May 8, 1997. General Authority: 38-22-7, 38-22-9, 38-22-11.1. Law Implemented: 38-22-7, 38-22-9.