Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 17 Weeds, Rodents, And Pests - Chapter 17.04 Weed Districts

17.04.010 Districts authorized -- Area and boundaries
The boards of county commissioners of the respective counties may create a weed district or districts within their counties and enlarge any district, or reduce ...

17.04.030 Petition -- Time, place and notice of hearing
Any one or more freeholders owning more than fifty percent of the acreage desired to be included within the proposed weed district may file a ...

17.04.050 Board to determine petition -- Resolution to create district
At the time and place fixed for such hearing the board of county commissioners shall determine whether such weed district shall be created and if ...

17.04.070 Meetings -- Qualifications of electors and directors -- Elections -- Officers -- Bonds -- Terms of office -- Vacancies -- Rules and regulations
If the board of county commissioners establish such district it shall call a special meeting to be held within such district for the purpose of ...

17.04.150 Powers -- Weed inspector
The board of directors of such weed district shall have power: (1) To adopt rules and regulations, plans, methods and means for the purpose of ...

17.04.160 Contiguous lands
Any city or town contiguous to or surrounded by a weed district formed under this chapter shall provide for the destruction, prevention and extermination of ...

17.04.170 Indian reservation lands -- United States lands
Any lands owned by any individual wholly or partly within the United States government Indian reservation may be included within a weed district formed under ...

17.04.180 County and state lands
Whenever any lands belonging to the county are included within a weed district, the county legislative authority shall determine the amount of the taxes for ...

17.04.190 Duties of weed inspector
It shall be the duty of the weed inspector to carry out the directions of the board of directors and to see that the rules ...

17.04.200 Violation of rules and regulations -- Notice to destroy weeds -- Destruction
(1) If the weed inspector, or the board of directors, shall find that the rules and regulations of the weed district are not being carried ...

17.04.210 Statement of expense -- Hearing
The weed inspector shall keep an accurate account of expenses incurred by him in carrying out the provisions of this chapter with respect to each ...

17.04.220 Examination at hearing of expenses -- Amount is tax on land -- Effect of failure to serve notices
At the time of such hearing as provided in RCW 17.04.210, or at such time to which the same may be continued or adjourned, the ...

17.04.230 Appellate review -- Notice -- Cost bond
Any interested party may appeal from the decision and order of the board of directors of such district to the superior court of the county ...

17.04.240 Assessments -- Classification of property -- Tax levy
The directors shall annually determine the amount of money necessary to carry on the operations of the district and shall classify the property therein in ...

17.04.245 Assessment -- Tax roll -- Collection
Such assessments as are made under the provisions of RCW 17.04.240, by the weed district commissioners, shall be spread by the county assessor on the ...

17.04.250 District treasurer -- Duties -- Fund
The county treasurer shall be ex officio treasurer of such district and the county assessor and other county officers shall take notice of the formation ...

17.04.260 Limit of indebtedness
No weed district shall contract any obligation in any year in excess of the total of the funds which will be available during the current ...

17.04.270 Districts organized under prior law -- Reorganization
Any weed district heretofore organized under any law of the state of Washington may become a weed district under the provisions of this chapter and ...

17.04.280 Officials of district may enter lands -- Penalty for prevention
All weed district directors, all weed inspectors, and all official agents of all weed districts, in the performance of their official duties, have the right ...

17.04.900 Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years
See chapter 57.90 RCW. ...

17.04.910 Continuation or dissolution of district -- Noxious weed control boards
See RCW 17.10.900. ...