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Idaho declines to add Palmer amaranth or myrtle spurge to state noxious weed list; Turkish thistle reclassified
Summary
After public negotiated rulemaking, the Idaho Department of Agriculture did not add petitioned species Palmer amaranth or myrtle spurge to the noxious weed list and moved Turkish thistle from an early-detection rapid-response listing to the control category.
The Idaho Department of Agriculture presented two listing petitions and other edits to the state's noxious weed rules during negotiated rulemaking; after public comment and discussion the department did not adopt the petitions for Palmer amaranth or myrtle spurge and reclassified Turkish thistle to a controlled category.
Administrator Andrea Thompson told the House Agriculture Affairs Committee that two petitions sought to add Palmer amaranth, a cropping-field invader, and myrtle spurge, a landscape ornamental, to the state's noxious weed list. The department held public…
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