RAGWORT MENACE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4951, 4 February 1937, Page 3

RAGWORT MENACE.

LANDOWNER'S LIABILITY. Attention is drawn to amendments to the Noxious Weeds Act, as set out in the Noxious Weeds Amendment Act, 1934, and particularly to the provisions of Sections 2 and 3. These read as follows: — Section 2. —"Clear," in relation to any noxious weed, means the doing of any act or acts which effectively control the spread of noxious weeds. Section 3 (4a). —Every occupier of land on which ragwort is growing shall, except in any district or any specified portion of a district where ragwort is declared pursuant to Section 6 hereof not to be a noxious weed clear such land of ragwort and keep such land so cleared. (6) Every occupier who fails or neglects to duly comply with any of the provisions of this section commits an offence against this Act. It will be noted that the amending Act places a continuous obligation on the occupier of land on which ragwort is growing to clear the weed from his land and to keep the land cleared. The definition of the word "clear" is given above. The serving of a notice is not now required before the institution of a prosecution.