263.257. Director of agriculture to exterminate Johnson grass, when--county weed control board, appointment, expenses. - Missouri Statutes

Director of agriculture to exterminate Johnson grass, when--countyweed control board, appointment, expenses.

263.257. 1. The state director of agriculture shall withinthirty days after receipt of the notice from the clerk of thecounty commission as provided in subsection 2 of section 263.255declare such county a "Johnson Grass Extermination Area" and thedirector of agriculture shall cause suitable notice to bepublished in a newspaper in the county for three consecutiveweeks. The notice shall contain, among other things, that thecounty has been declared a Johnson grass extermination area andthat all property owners in the county shall, not later thanApril thirtieth of the subsequent year, take steps towardcontrolling and eradicating Johnson grass on all lands owned bythem or under their control.

2. The state director of agriculture shall within ten daysafter receipt of the notice provided in subsection 1 appoint athree-man county weed control board, composed of citizens of thecounty, to serve as advisers and to assist in the administrationof sections 263.255 to 263.267, and to perform such other dutiesas prescribed by the director of agriculture. Members of theboard shall receive no salary but shall be fairly reimbursed bythe county commission for necessary expenses incurred inperformance of their duties.

(L. 1957 p. 9 §§ 3, 4)