LRB-3563/1
MES:kaf:jf
1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
July 15, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Owens, Ainsworth, Duff, Freese,
Goetsch, Gunderson, Hahn, Kedzie, Kelso, La Fave, F. Lasee, Nass, Olsen,
Otte, Powers and
Zukowski, cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Rude.
Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
AB453,1,2
1An Act to amend 60.24 (3) (j) and 66.96 (4) of the statutes;
relating to: the
2publication of a noxious weeds notice by a city, village or town.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a city, village or town (municipality) is required to publish
annually a notice that every person in the municipality is required by law to destroy
all noxious weeds, as defined by statute, on lands in the municipality which the
person owns, occupies or controls. Under this bill a municipality may, but is not
required to, publish such a notice.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB453, s. 1
3Section
1. 60.24 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB453,1,54
60.24
(3) (j)
Publish annually a notice regarding noxious weeds and appoint 5Appoint one or more commissioners of noxious weeds under ss. 66.96 to 66.99.
AB453, s. 2
6Section
2. 66.96 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB453,2,8
166.96
(4) The chairperson of each town, the president of each village and the
2mayor or manager of each city
shall may annually on or before May 15 publish a class
32 notice, under ch. 985, that every person is required by law to destroy all noxious
4weeds, as defined in this section, on lands in the municipality which the person owns,
5occupies or controls. A town, village or city which has designated as its official
6newspaper or which uses for its official notices the same newspaper as any other
7town, village or city may publish the notice under this subsection in combination
8with the other town, village or city.
