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T � <br /> Moffat County Weed and Pest Department. Reports shall be submitted within a week of discovery and <br /> the information describe above shall be included.For more information on how Moffat County <br /> processes weed reports, refer to the current Attachment 3. <br /> To ensure landowners, land managers,and local commercial pesticide applicators are familiar with the <br /> identification and risks of current List A species,it shall be the responsibility of Moffat County Weed and <br /> Pest, to support a List A education program.For specifics on Moffat County's List A education program, <br /> refer to Attachment 3. <br /> In the instance that a List A species is identified within Moffat County,it shall be the responsibility of <br /> Moffat County Weed and Pest Management to communicate with the Colorado Department of <br /> Agriculture regarding this infestation.It shall also be the responsibility of Moffat County to oversee the <br /> eradication of the infestation. For more details on Moffat County's protocol for List A weed response, <br /> refer the current Attachment 3. <br /> B. List B Noxious Weeds <br /> List B weeds are defined in the Colorado Noxious Weed Act(25-5.5-108)as,"noxious weed species with <br /> discrete statewide distributions that are subject to eradication,containment,or suppression in portions <br /> of the state designated by the commissioner in order to stop the continued spread of these species." <br /> There are several list B noxious weeds in Moffat County and for many of those,very specific <br /> containment and suppression goals have been established by the state.See the Moffat County List B <br /> Requirements(Attachment 5),and the Moffat County List B Containment and Suppression Maps <br /> (Attachment 6)for a summary of the List B noxious weed that exist in Moffat County,and the associated <br /> management goals. <br /> 8CCR 1206-2 Part 4.4.states,"It is a violation [...]to allow any plant of any population of List B species <br /> designated for elimination [...]to produce seed or develop other reproductive propagules after the time <br /> specified in the plan for elimination,";additionally,8 CCR 1206-2 Part 4.6 states,"Within one year of <br /> detection,any local governing body with a population of any List B species for which the Commissioner <br /> has developed and implemented a state noxious weed management plan must provide to the State <br /> Weed Coordinator mapping data pertinent to distribution and abundance of such species in a form <br /> prescribed by the State Weed Coordinator." <br /> To fulfill these expectations,landowners,land managers and commercial pesticide applications shall <br /> report any and all List B species infestations that are identified outside of established containment <br /> boundaries(see Attachment 6).It shall be the responsibility of Moffat County to annually report these <br /> and all other identified List B species to the Colorado Department of Agriculture. <br /> C. List C Noxious Weeds <br /> List C weeds are defined in the Colorado Noxious Weed Act(25-5.5-108)as,"widespread and well- <br /> established noxious weed species for which control is recommended but not required by the state, <br /> although local governing bodies may require management" <br /> -4- <br />