Noxious Weed Superintendent
The number one responsibility of the Weed Superintendent is to control noxious weeds. The Weed Superintendent is administered by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. They have designated 12 Nebraska weeds as noxious, they are Canada thistle, Musk thistle, plumeless thistle, leafy spurge, spotted and diffuse knapweed, purple loosestrife, salt cedar, common reed (phragmites), sericea lespedeza, Japanese knotweed, Bohemian Knotweed, and giant knotweed.
It is the responsibility of the Weed Superintendent to do annual inspections of all land in its jurisdiction in order to determine whether noxious weeds are present. If noxious weeds are present the Weed Superintendent has the responsibility either to control or advise landowners on control. It is the duty of every person who either owns or controls land in Nebraska to control noxious weeds.
Noxious Weeds Must Be Controlled
You are required to control noxious weeds on your property…
The public is also notified that noxious weed seed and propagative parts may be disseminated through the movement of machinery and equipment, trucks, grain and seed, hay, straw, nursery stock, fencing materials, sod, manure, and soil as well as articles of similar nature. Methods of treatment have been prescribed by the Directory of Agriculture and may be obtained from the county weed control authority.
The Noxious Weed Superintendent position is seasonal from May to October.