Welcome to the Republic County 

Noxious Weed Department

Steve Pounds,  Weed Director

702 K Street

Belleville, KS 66935

PHONE (785) 527-2114

HOURS OF OPERATION

 Daylight Savings Time Hours

MONDAY --- THURSDAY

7:00 A.M. TO  5:30 P.M 

Winter Hours

The purpose of this County office is charged with: (1) enforcing the State Noxious Weed Law within the County boundaries and (2) providing information and material to help control and eradicate noxious weeds.

IN THE WEED OFFICE

The Kansas Legislature has declared 12 weeds as noxious. They are:

 

Musk Thistle	Field Bindweed	Canada Thistle
Leafy Spurge	Russian Knapweed	Kudzu
Bur Ragweed	Quackgrass	Sericea Lespedeza
Pignut	Johnsongrass	Hoary Grass

The four highlighted weeds are currently infesting Republic County.  Musk thistle, field bindweed, and johnsongrass has been treated in Republic County for many years.  Sericea lespedeza is the “new weed on the block” with land owners showing much concern and interest in controlling it.

The Kansas Noxious Weed Law, KSA, Chapter 2, Article 13, requires all persons who own or supervise land in Kansas to control the spread of and to eradicate all weeds declared by legislative action to be noxious. Copies of the State Weed Law are available at the Noxious Weed Office.

KSA 2-1330 Entry upon and inspection of property. County commissioners, township boards, city officials and state, county and city weed supervisors shall have at all reasonable times, free access to enter upon premises and to inspect property, both real and personal, regardless of location, in connection with the administration of the state weed law.

Chemicals available at the Noxious Weed Office are for the treatment of noxious weeds only. All sales are final. When purchasing chemicals at the weed office, please supply the name of the owner, operator, applicator, legal description of the land, name of weed to be treated, the chemical to be used, the rate per of application per acre, and the amount of acres to be treated.

These chemicals include:

2-4-D Amine 4#

2-4-D LV ester 4#

Tordon 22K (Picloram) Restricted Use Chemical.  You must have a current Pesticide Applicators Certificate to pick up restricted use chemicals

Dicamba (Generic)

Escort

Remedy  (Sericea lespedeza only)

The current charges for weed treatment on private land in the county are available by calling the Weed Department at 785-527-2114. 

Kansas Department of Agriculture

www.accesskansas.org/kda/

Kansas Department of Agriculture Plant Protection

and Weed Control Program

www.accesskansas.org/kda/Plantpest/index.htm

Kansas Department of Agriculture Pest Management

www.accesskansas.org/kda/Plantpest/PestManagement/index.htm

Kansas Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Law

www.accesskansas.org/kda/Plantpest/Publicinfo/plant-publicinfo-weedlaw.htm