General Notice to Control Noxious Weeds

Notice

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Kansas Noxious Weed Law to every person who owns or supervises land in Shawnee County that noxious weeds growing or found on such land shall be controlled and eradicated. Control is defined as preventing the production of viable seed and the vegetative spread of the plant.

Failure to observe this notice may result in Shawnee County:

  • Serving a legal notice requiring control of the noxious weeds within a minimum of five days. Failure to control the noxious weeds within the time period allowed may result in the county treating the noxious weeds at the landowner's expense and placing a lien on the property if the bill is not paid within 30 days or,
  • Filing criminal charges for non-compliance. Conviction for non-compliance may result in a fine of $100 per day of non-compliance, with a maximum fine of $1500.

The public is also hereby notified that it is a violation of the Kansas Noxious Weed Law to barter, sell or give away infested nursery stock or livestock feed unless the feed is fed on the farm where grown or sold to a commercial processor that will destroy the viability of the noxious weed seed. Custom harvesting machines must be free of all weed seed and litter when entering the County and when leaving a field infested with noxious weeds. County noxious weed officials shall have at all reasonable times, free access to enter upon premises and to inspect property, both real and personal, regardless of location, in connection with the administration of the Kansas Noxious Weed Law. Additional information may be obtained from the Weed Department.

General Notice to Control Nuisance Weeds and Rank Grass

Notice is hereby given to every person who owns or supervises land in the unincorporated areas of Shawnee County, that pursuant to Shawnee County Home Rule Resolution 2005-3, maintaining or permitting rank grass, weeds, or other obnoxious vegetation when such growth reaches or exceeds 18 inches in height in a platted subdivision or any parcel of four acres or less, adjacent to an occupied residence shall constitute a public nuisance.

Failure to observe this notice may result in Shawnee County:

  1. Serving a legal notice requiring abatement of the nuisance weeds and rank grass within a minimum of ten days. Failure to control the vegetation within the time period allowed may result in the county mowing or treating the vegetation at the landowner's expense and placing a lien on the property if the bill is not paid within 30 days and/or,
  2. Assessing an administrative penalty of $50 per day of non-compliance, with a maximum penalty of five days or $250

The public is also hereby notified of their right to a hearing prior to the County abating the nuisance violation. County officials shall have at all reasonable times, free access to enter upon premises and to inspect property in connection with the administration of H.R. 2005-3. Additional information may be obtained from the Weed Department.

Responsibilities

The Weed Department has responsibility for certain agencies and laws.

  • Governed by the Kansas Noxious Weed Law & Shawnee Co. H.R. 2005-3
  • Directed by the Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners

Within those responsibilities, the department will provide the following services:

  • Education
  • Enforcement
  • Control

Policies

The herbicide control products can only be purchased for land in Shawnee County. We are licensed to sell these products for NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL ONLY. All sales are final.

The Kansas Noxious Weed Law, K.S.A. 2-1314 et seq., requires all persons who own or supervise land in Kansas to control and eradicate all weeds declared noxious by legislative action.