Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 4-17-6 of the Utah Noxious Weed Act, to every person who owns or controls land in Cache County, Utah, that noxious weeds standing, being, or growing on such land shall be controlled and the spread of same prevented by effective cutting, tillage, cropping, pasturing, treating with chemicals or other effective methods, or combination thereof, approved by the County Weed Supervisor, as often as may be required to prevent the weed from blooming and maturing seeds, or spreading by root, root stalks or other means.
Upon failure to comply with this notice, the owner or person in possession of property upon which noxious weeds are present shall be deemed negligent and enforced control measures may be imposed at the discretion of the County authorities. Expense of control measures employed by the County shall be paid directly by the owner or person in possession of the property and become collectible by taxes.
The following are declared noxious weeds for the State of Utah:
Class 1A-Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR)/Watch List: Plants not known to be in Cache County, but thought to be present in neighboring counties/states. If found, swift eradication is a very high priority.
Common Crupina African Rue Mediterranean Sage Spring Millet Camelthorn
Syrian Beancaper Plumeless Thistle Malta Starthistle Garlic Mustard African Mustard
Purple Starthistle
Class 1B-Early Detection: Plants that occur in Cache County at very low levels. It is a high priority to eradicate all known populations and prevent new ones.
Giant Reed Squarrose Knapweed Vipers Bugloss Yellow Toadflax
Small Bugloss Japanese Knotweed Dalmation Toadflax Diffuse Knapweed
Oxeye Daisy Common St. Johnswort Eurasian Milfoil (aquatic)
Parrot Feather (aquatic)
Class 2-Control: Plants that have a reasonable distribution in Cache County, but do not occur everywhere. These plants are considered a high priority for control.
Leafy Spurge Medusahead Rush Skeletonweed Spotted Knapweed
Purple Loosestrife Ventenada Yellow Starthistle Black Henbane
Cutleaf Vipergrass Goatsrue Russian Knapweed Elongated Mustard
Perennial Pepperweed Hoary Cress
Class 3-Contain: Plants widely distributed in Cache County. The current population of these plants should be contained to halt their spread.
Houndstounge Phragmites Tamarisk (Saltcedar) Canada Thistle
Poison Hemlock Musk Thistle Quackgrass Jointed Goatgrass Bermudagrass Perennial Sorghum Scotch Thistle Field Bindweed Puncturevine(Goathead) Dyers Woad
Class 4-Prohibited: Plants that is present in Cache County that has arrived as nursery stock or seed and was sold as ornamentals. These plants are now prohibited for sale or distribution.
Cogongrass Myrtle spurge Dames Rocket Scotch broom Russian olive
In addition, the following are noxious weeds for Cache County only:
Russian Salt Tree Crack Willow
For any questions or for further information please contact:
Jake Forsgren
Cache County Noxious Weed Supervisor
Address: 1020 E. 600 N.
Hyrum, Utah 84319
Phone: 1-435-755-1562
Email: jake.forsgren@cachecounty.gov
Cache County Website: https://www.cachecounty.gov/vegetationmanagement/