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Plant Health

Noxious Weeds Program: Regulations

Last Modified: Jun 2, 2020

Major Authorities

The Plant Protection Act (PDF; 130 Kb)
Federal Noxious Weed Act (PDF; 6 Kb)
Federal Seed Act
The Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 (PDF; 64 Kb)
- Summary presentation on NWCEA (PDF; 3.78 Mb)

Regulations

Noxious Weed Regulations .pdf or .txt
Noxious Seed Regulation .pdf (31 Kb)
Witchweed Quarantine .pdf or .txt

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Noxious Weeds Program: Regulations

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