Weed inspections to begin in county

Submitted

Weed inspections will be taking place across Yellowhead County throughout the summer months of 2016 and County weed inspectors will be out in full force documenting various invasive plants on both county and private lands.

At any point during this summer you may see a white Yellowhead County vehicle near your property and an inspector wearing a high visibility vest performing weed inspections, so please be considerate of their safety.

While the provincial Weed Control Act grants an inspector right of entry onto private land during reasonable hours (The Weed Control Act, Part 3, and Section 12), the Agricultural Services Department of Yellowhead County believes that a courtesy should be extended to land owners to inform them of what is taking place on their property. The County continues to promote its Door Knocking program to make contact with land owners before a weed inspection takes place. Property owners are give the approximate date and time of when an inspection will take place and the weed inspectors can address any questions or concerns the landowner may have at that time.

If land owners are not home during the time of the Door Knocking program they will find an informational placard on their door or gate letting them know that an inspector was there. After the initial inspection, the results of the inspection(s) and corresponding weed information sheets will then be mailed out to the land owners within a couple weeks of the inspection(s) taking place.

If you would like more information regarding the Weed Inspection program, please visit the Yellowhead County Website at www.yellowheadcounty.ab.ca or phone the Agricultural Services Department at the Wildwood County Office at 1 800 814-3935.

For more information about The Weed Control Act, it can be found at the Queens Printer website at www.qp.alberta.ca/