Two layers apply in Kanawha County. Charleston and neighboring cities order weeds and overgrowth cut at 10 inches under nuisance codes, while noxious species like multiflora rose fall under the state Noxious Weed Act, W. Va. Code §19-12D.
There is no single statewide weed-height law; local nuisance ordinances set the 8-to-10-inch limits enforced by Charleston, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, and Nitro code officers, who notice the owner and then cut and lien uncorrected lots. Overlaid on that is the West Virginia Noxious Weed Act, W. Va. Code §19-12D, administered by the WV Department of Agriculture, which targets designated invasives. Multiflora rose is declared a noxious weed by name, and Japanese knotweed, autumn olive, and tree-of-heaven crowd Appalachian stream banks and disturbed slopes across the county. The Department of Agriculture, not the city, drives noxious-weed control and can require landowner suppression.
City weed ordinances notice the owner, then cut the growth and lien the cost. Noxious-weed violations under W. Va. Code §19-12D are handled by the WV Department of Agriculture and can require suppression on the owner's land.
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Kanawha County, WV
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Kanawha County, WV
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