38-24B-19. Finding of pest infestation--Notice--Orders to prevent spread and to treat or destroy plant material--Notice of orders--Violation as misdemeanor. If the Department of Agriculture finds on examination any nursery, nursery stock, orchard, small-fruit plantation, park, cemetery, or any private or public premises infested with pests, he shall notify in writing the owner or person having charge of such premises, to that effect. The department may prohibit and prevent the removal, shipment, or transportation of plant material and any other material from any private or public property for such periods and under such conditions as necessary in order to prevent the further spread of the infestation or infection. During the existence of such order no person may remove or ship any such material, except by special permission or direction of the secretary. The owner or person having charge of the premises shall within reasonable time after such notice treat them as the secretary of agriculture directs or cause the removal and destruction of such plant material, if incapable of successful treatment. The secretary may also order treatment of any fields, premises, building, packing materials, or vehicles used in transporting infected material. Any notice or order issued by the secretary shall be delivered by personal service to the owner or person having charge of the premises or by certified mail to the last known address of the owner. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1985, ch 313, § 19; SL 1986, ch 335, § 7.