HCS SB 345 -- REMOVAL OF WEEDS AND TRASH; PROPERTY NUISANCES;
ERADICATION OF TEASEL AND KUDZU

This bill allows the City of St. Peters to order the abatement
of weeds or trash within 5 business days after notice is sent or
posted on the property.  If the weeds or trash are not removed
within 5 days, the city may have them removed and the cost of
removal billed on a special tax bill to be collected by the
collector with other taxes assessed against the property.

Kansas City is also authorized to enact ordinances to protect
private property from nuisance and property maintenance code
violations.  Punishment for the violation of these ordinances
may be a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment of up to one year
or both for each offense.  The bill also requires a limited
liability company that owns unoccupied real property in Kansas
City to file with the city's clerk an affidavit listing the name
and address of at least one person who has management control
and responsibility for the property.

The bill also requires persons, corporations, state commissions,
state agencies, county commissions, township boards, school
boards, drainage boards, railroad companies, governing bodies of
incorporated cities, other transportation companies, and persons
supervising state-owned lands to control the spread of and
eradicate cut-leaved teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus), common teasel
(Dipsacus fullonum), and kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata) by methods
approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:47 am