Notice is hereby given this 19th day of April 2021, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 18.83 subp. 1, that all
persons in Rice County, Minnesota, shall control or eradicate all noxious weeds on land they own, occupy or are
required to maintain. Control or eradication may be accomplished by any lawful method but the method(s) applied
may need to be repeated in order to prevent the spread of viable noxious weed seeds and other propagation parts to
other lands. Failure to comply with the general notice may mean that an individual notice will be issued. An
individual notice may be appealed within two working days of receipt to the appeal committee in the county where
the land is located. Failure to comply with the individual notice will mean that the inspector having jurisdiction may
either hire the work done or seek a misdemeanor charge against the person(s) who failed to comply. If the work is
hired done by the inspector, the cost can be placed as a tax upon the land and collected as other real estate taxes are
collected. Local weed inspectors are township supervisors, city mayors or their appointed assistants.
The statewide noxious weed listings are as follows:
Prohibited Eradicate List: Prohibited noxious weeds that are listed to be eradicated are plants that are not
currently known to be present in Minnesota or are not widely established. These species must be eradicated,
meaning all of the above and below ground parts of the plant must be destroyed, as required by Minnesota
Statutes, Section 18.78. Additionally, no transportation, propagation, or sale of these plants is allowed.
Measures must also be taken to prevent and exclude these species from being introduced into Minnesota
The Eradicate list consists of Black swallow-wort, Brown knapweed, Common teasel, Dalmatian toadflax,
Diffuse knapweed, Giant hogweed, Grecian foxglove, Japanese honeysuckle, Japanese hops, Meadow
knapweed, Oriental Bittersweet, Palmer amaranth, Poison hemlock, Tree of heaven, and Yellow starthistle.
Prohibited Controlled List: Prohibited noxious weeds listed to be controlled are plants established throughout
Minnesota or regions of the state. Species on this list must be controlled, meaning efforts must be made to
destroy all propagating parts and prevent seed maturation and dispersal, thereby reducing established
populations and preventing reproduction and spread as required by Minnesota Statutes, Section 18.78.
Additionally, transportation, propagation, or sale of these plants is prohibited.
The Controlled list consists of Bohemian knotweed, Canada thistle, Common barberry, Common tansy,
Giant knotweed, Japanese knotweed, Leafy spurge, Narrowleaf bittercress, Non-native phragmites,
Plumeless thistle, Purple loosestrife, Spotted knapweed, and Wild parsnip.
Restricted List: Restricted noxious weeds are plants that are widely distributed in Minnesota and are
detrimental to human or animal health, the environment, public roads, crops, livestock or other property, but
whose only feasible means of control is to prevent their spread by prohibiting the importation, sale, and
transportation of their propagating parts in the state except as allowed by Minnesota Statutes, Section 18.82.
The Restricted list consists of Amur honeysuckle, Bell’s honeysuckle, Black locust, Common or European
buckthorn, Crown vetch, European alder, Garlic mustard, Glossy buckthorn, Japanese barberry cultivars,
Morrow’s honeysuckle, Multiflora rose, Porcelain berry, Siberian peashrub, Tatarian honeysuckle, Wild
carrot/Queen Anne’s Lace and the following Japanese cultivars; ‘Anderson’ (Lustre Green™); ‘Angel Wings’;
‘Antares’; ‘Bailgreen’ (Jade Carousel®);‘Bailone’ (Ruby Carousel®); ‘Bailsel’ (Golden Carousel B. koreana ×
B. thunbergii hybrid); ‘Bailtwo’ (Burgundy Carousel®); B. thunbergii var. atropurpurea; ‘Crimson Velvet’;
‘Erecta’; ‘Gold Ring’; ‘Inermis’; ‘JN Redleaf’ (Ruby Jewel™); ‘JN Variegated’ (Stardust™); ‘Kelleris’; ‘Kobold’; ‘Marshall
Upright’; ‘Monomb’ (Cherry Bomb™); ‘Painter’s Palette’; ‘Pow Wow’; ‘Red Rocket’; ‘Rose Glow’; ‘Silver Mile’; ‘Sparkle’;
‘Tara’ (Emerald Carousel® – B. koreana × B. thunbergii hybrid); Wild Type (parent species – green barberry)
Specially Regulated List: Specially regulated plants are plants that may be native species or have
demonstrated economic value, but also have the potential to cause harm in non-controlled environments. Plants
designated as specially regulated have been determined to pose ecological, economical, or human or animal
health concerns. Plant specific management plans and or rules that define the use and management
requirements for these plants have been developed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for each plant
designated as specially regulated. Measures must also be taken to minimize the potential for harm caused by
these plants.
The Specially Regulated list consists of Amur maple, Norway maple, Poison ivy, and Winged burning
bush.
More information regarding the state listed noxious weeds, the appeals committee, the Minnesota Noxious weed
Law please visit the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Web site at: www.mda.state.mn.us/weedcontrol or
contact the Rice County Agriculture Inspector.
Bryce Krejcarek, Rice County Agricultural Inspector
320 3rd St. NW, Faribault, MN 55021
Phone 507-332-6113