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By 1997, the vine was placed on the "Federal Noxious Weed List". [5] [7] Kudzu was removed from the list of Federal Noxious Weeds in 2000 with the repeal of sections 2801 through 2813 of the Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974, which were superseded by updated legislation; however it is still listed as a noxious weed in various states.
The Idaho Department of Agriculture has around 300 introduced or exotic species listed with 36 classified as noxious weeds. The legal designation of noxious weed for a plant in Idaho can use these four criteria: [89] It is present in but not native to state-province-ecosystem. It is potentially more harmful than beneficial to that area.
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A noxious weed, harmful weed or injurious weed is a weed that has been designated by an agricultural or other governing authority as a plant that is harmful to agricultural or horticultural crops, natural habitats or ecosystems, or humans or livestock. Most noxious weeds have been introduced into an ecosystem by ignorance, mismanagement, or ...
The trees were banned in 2023 and are also included in Ohio's list of invasive plants. In November of 2021, Pennsylvania added the Bradford pear to its "Noxious Weed," list , which makes it ...
Since Missouri voters passed Amendment 3, which legalized adult use marijuana, those who want to grow their own bud can apply for a cultivation card through the state’s Department of Health and ...
The Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 ("FNWA", Pub. L. 93–629, 88 Stat. 2148, enacted January 3, 1975) established a federal program to control the spread of noxious weeds. The United States Secretary of Agriculture was given the authority to declare plants "noxious weeds", and limit the interstate spread of such plants without a permit.
It is best known as a widespread weed and pest plant. It is native to the tropical Americas including Mexico, [1] but it has been introduced to tropical, subtropical, and mild temperate regions worldwide. It is listed as a noxious weed in the United States and has pest status in nine states. [3]