8 CCR 1206-2 Part 1 - Definitions

1.1. "Act" means the Colorado Noxious Weed Act, §§ 35-5.5-101 through 119, C.R.S.

1.2. "Compliance waiver" means a written exemption granted to a local governing body or landowner by the Commissioner that releases the local governing body and/or landowner from certain management obligations for a specific population of a List A or List B species.

1.3. "Elimination" means the removal or destruction of all emerged, growing plants of a population of List A or List B species designated for eradication by the Commissioner. It is the first step in achieving eradication and is succeeded by efforts to detect and destroy newly emerged plants arising from seed, reproductive propagule, or remaining root stock for the duration of the seed longevity for the particular species.

1.4. "Infested acreage" means an area of land containing one or more plants of a noxious weed species.

1.5. "Population" means a group of designated noxious weeds of the same species occupying a particular geographic region and capable of interbreeding.

1.6. "Ordinary high water mark" means that line on the shore of any river or perennial or intermittent stream established by the fluctuations of water and indicated by physical characteristics such as clear, natural line impressed on the bank, shelving, changes in the character of soil, destruction of terrestrial vegetation, the presence of litter and debris, or other appropriate means that consider the characteristics of the surrounding areas.

1.7. "Public open space" means publicly-owned land that is managed for its natural or agricultural value.

1.8 All definitions in Section 35-5.5-103, CRS apply to these Rules.

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8 CCR 1206-2 Part 1

40 CR 05, March 10, 2017, effective 3/30/2017 41 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 3/30/2018 43 CR 19, October 10, 2020, effective 10/30/2020 46 CR 08, April 25, 2023, effective 5/15/2023