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Benton County adopts noxious-weeds resolution, orders eradication of Palmer Amaranth
Summary
The board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 26-35 declaring Palmer Amaranth a Class A eradication species and setting a June 1, 2026 deadline for destruction of listed noxious weeds countywide; the resolution warns of fines and that county weed deputies may enter land to control infestations.
The Benton County Board of Supervisors on April 28 adopted Resolution No. 26-35, "Destruction of Noxious Weeds," setting a countywide June 1, 2026 deadline for property owners to destroy listed noxious weeds and declaring Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) a Class A species that must be eradicated.
The resolution lists Class B noxious weeds that landowners must control, including Canada thistle, teasel, leafy spurge, bull thistle, multiflora rose and field bindweed, and notes other thistles in the genus Carduus. It directs owners and persons in control of land to cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture on lands enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, citing 7 C.F.R. pt. 1410.
The resolution warns that failure to control noxious weeds can result in penalties, including daily fines and administrative costs; the Weed Commissioner or deputies may enter land to abate weeds and assess the costs to the land, and such assessments can be attached to the property tax for collection. Eric Schares, Benton County Weed Commissioner, provided an update to the board and said he will post the public notice required by the resolution.
