Bill Text: MI HB4857 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Agriculture: plants; classification of milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed by local governments; prohibit. Amends sec. 2 of 1941 PA 359 (MCL 247.62).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-12 - Assigned Pa 13'24 [HB4857 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB4857-Engrossed.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4857
A bill to amend 1941 PA 359, entitled
"An act for controlling and eradicating certain noxious weeds within the state; to permit townships, villages, and cities to have a lien for expenses incurred in controlling and eradicating such weeds; to permit officials of counties and municipalities to appoint commissioners of noxious weeds; to define the powers, duties, and compensation of commissioners; to provide for sanctions; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 247.62), as amended by 2010 PA 358.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 2. (1) For the purpose of this act, "noxious weeds" includes Canada all of the following:
(a) Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), dodders (Cirsium arvense).
(b) Dodders (any species of Cuscuta), mustards the genus Cuscuta).
(c) Mustards (charlock, black mustard, and Indian mustard, species of Brassica the genus Brassica or Sinapis), wild Sinapis).
(d) Wild carrot (Daucus carota), bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), perennial (Daucus carota).
(e) Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis).
(f) Perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis), hoary (Sonchus arvensis).
(g) Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana), giant (Berteroa incana).
(h) Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), ragweed (Ambrosia elatior l.), and poison (Heracleum mantegazzianum).
(i) Ragweed (Ambrosia elatior L.).
(j) Poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron), poison (Toxicodendron radicans).
(k) Poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix), or other (Toxicodendron vernix).
(l) Any other plant which that, in the opinion of the governing body of any county, city, township, or village, coming falls under the provisions of this act and is regarded as a common nuisance.
(2) Noxious weeds does not include milkweed (any species of the genus Asclepias).
