Minnesota law requires every landowner to control noxious weeds. Anoka County appoints a weed inspector; cities also enforce grass and weed height. In Blaine, weeds over eight inches are a public nuisance.
Statewide, Minn. Stat. §18.78 requires a person owning, occupying, or maintaining land to control all noxious weeds as ordered by an inspector or county-designated employee. Anoka County oversees noxious-weed enforcement through appointed inspectors under this chapter. Prohibited and controlled noxious weeds (such as common tansy, leafy spurge, wild parsnip, and Canada thistle) must be eradicated or contained. On top of the state list, cities set general weed and grass-height nuisance rules — Blaine declares weeds and grasses over eight inches, or gone to seed, a public nuisance. If you get a control order, act by the deadline or the county/city may treat the property and bill you.
Ignoring a noxious-weed control order lets the inspector or county have the weeds destroyed and charge the cost to the owner; unpaid costs can be assessed to property taxes.
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