The Kansas Noxious Weed Law makes controlling designated noxious weeds a legal duty statewide, enforced here by the Shawnee County Weed Department. Sericea lespedeza and musk thistle top the local list. Topeka separately abates overgrown lots.
Weed control in Shawnee County runs on two tracks. Under the Kansas Noxious Weed Law (K.S.A. 2-1314 et seq.), every landowner must control and eradicate designated noxious weeds, and the Shawnee County Weed Department enforces this on both private and public land countywide, issuing notice and, if ignored, treating the property and charging the owner. Sericea lespedeza is the county's number-one problem weed and musk thistle also ranks high. Separately, the City of Topeka abates general overgrowth on nuisance lots. The county offers identification help and cost-share herbicide programs to landowners fighting listed species.
The Weed Department serves notice to control listed noxious weeds. If the owner fails to act, the county may treat the land and charge the cost back to the owner. Topeka abates overgrown lots and bills owners separately.
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