Hill County Weed Control District

Supervisor                                   Terry Turner
Weed Board Chairman               Bob J. Siebrasse (Havre)
Weed Board Vice Chairman      Jim Heavey (North Havre)
Weed Board Member                Gary Gregoire (South Havre)
Weed Board Member                Craig Patrick (Hingham)
Weed Board Member                Darrold Hutchinson (Hingham)

What is a noxious weed or weeds?
Answer - Any exotic plant species established or that may be introduced in the state which may render land unfit for agriculture, forestry, livestock, wildlife, or any other beneficial uses or that may harm native plant communities. Noxious weeds are designated by rule of the Department of Agriculture or by the County Weed Board.

For more information on weed laws see the “County Noxious Weed Control Act” title 7, chapter 22 Sections MCA 1999 and Administrative rules ARM 4.5.201 through ARM 4.5.203.

Management of noxious weeds for Hill County

Category 1
a.    Canada thistle - containment
b.    Field bindweed – containment
c.    Whitetop or Hoary Cress – 100% eradication & prevention
d.    Leafy Spurge – 100% eradication & prevention
e.    Russian Knapweed – 100% eradication & prevention
f.     Spotted Knapweed – 100% eradication & prevention
g.    Diffuse Knapweed – 100% eradication & prevention
h.    Dalmation Toadflax – 100% eradication & prevention
i.     St. Johnswort – 100% eradication & prevention
j.     Sulpher Cinquefoil – 100% eradication & prevention
k.    Common Tansey - 100% eradication & prevention
l.     Ox-eye Daisy - 100% eradication & prevention
m.   Houndstongue - 100% eradication & prevention

n. Yellow toadflax - 100% eradication & prevention

Category 2
a. Dyers Woad – 100% eradication & prevention
b. Tansy Ragwort – 100% eradication & prevention
c. Meadow Hawkweed Complex – 100% eradication & prevention
d. Orange Hawkweed – 100% eradication & prevention
e. Purple Loosestrife - 100% eradication & prevention
f. Tall Buttercup - 100% eradication & prevention
g. Tamarisk (saltcedar) - 100% eradication & prevention

h. Perennial pepperweed - 100% eradication & prevention

Category 3
a. Yellow Starthistle – 100% eradication & prevention
b. Common Crupina – 100% eradication & prevention
c. Rush Skeletonweed – 100% eradication & prevention

d. Eurasian watermilfoil - 100% eradication & prevention

e. Yellow flag iris

Neighbors weeds bothering you???
Contact us and we will contact them.
hiweed@hotmail.com

What we can do for you.

Weed education – pamphlets, books, etc..
Control noxious weeds along county rights-of-way
Assist landowners with weed problems
Design weed management plans
Assist in noxious weed trust fund grants
Mowing contracts
Assist with bio-control releases
Weed law enforcement “Noxious Weed Law”
Assist in sprayer calibration
GPS weed mapping
Commercial spraying
Noxious weed seed free hay inspections and certifications
Backpack rentals
Source of various control agents for noxious weeds and rodent control
Designated county rodent control dealer
Rozol
Strychnine oats (pocket gopher control)
Gas cartridges
Traps
Bait stations
Dippers & Canvas bags for poisons

Weed tours What you can do for us.

Find new infestations and report them.
Control current infestations
Buy certified hay
Buy certified seed
Clean vehicles after leaving an infested area
Learn to identify all noxious weeds

Web Weed Links