Wyoming, MI Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Wyoming's weed-control framework operates at two levels. Locally, Chapter 82 (Trees and Weeds) of the Wyoming Code of Ordinances (https://library.municode.com/mi/wyoming) authorizes the City to regulate untended weeds and grass, with property-maintenance enforcement by Wyoming Building Inspections. At the state level, the Michigan Noxious Weeds Act (Act 359 of 1941, MCL 247.61 to 247.72) (https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-Act-359-of-1941.pdf) authorizes the governing body of any Michigan city, village, or township to appoint a commissioner of noxious weeds (MCL 247.61). Noxious weeds are defined at MCL 247.62 and include Canada thistle, dodders, mustards, wild carrot, bindweed, perennial sow thistle, hoary alyssum, ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumac, and other weeds designated as noxious by the commissioner of agriculture. Under MCL 247.63 to 247.65, the owner of land on which noxious weeds are found must destroy them before they reach a seed-bearing stage, prevent regrowth, or prevent them from becoming a public-health detriment, and on default the local commissioner may enter and destroy the weeds with the cost charged to the owner. Per MCL 247.66, the City has a lien against the land for those expenses. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development maintains the Michigan Prohibited and Restricted Weed list (https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdard/documents/pesticide-plant-pest/planthealth/michigan_prohibited_and_restricted_weeds.pdf). Pesticide application by anyone other than a homeowner on their own residential property requires certification under the Michigan Pesticide Control Act (Part 83 of NREPA, MCL 324.8301 et seq.).