Ohio Code § 5579.05

§ 5579.05.

(A) Upon receiving written information that noxious weeds, wild parsnip, wild carrot,

oxeye daisy, wild mustard, or other harmful weeds are growing on land in a township,

other than land owned or managed by the department of natural resources, or park land

owned or managed by the state or a political subdivision, the board of township trustees

shall notify the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of the land of the

receipt of the information and of the obligations imposed by this section.  Within five days after the notification is given, the person notified shall cut

or destroy the weeds or show the board why there is no need for doing so. If the person in charge of the land is a resident of the township or a nonresident

whose address is known, the notice shall be sent to the resident's or nonresident's

address by certified mail.  If the person's address is unknown, it is sufficient to publish the notice once

using at least one of the following methods: (1) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county; (2) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code ; (3) On the web site and social media account of the township. (B) Upon receiving information that wild parsnip, wild carrot, oxeye daisy, wild mustard,

or noxious weeds are growing in a township on land owned or managed by the department

of natural resources, or on park land owned or managed by the state or a political

subdivision, the board of township trustees shall notify the county extension agent

for the county in which the township is located of the receipt of the information.  Within five days after the notification is given, the extension agent shall meet

in committee with a person designated for this purpose by the governing authority

of the land and, if the land is within a soil and water conservation district, with

a supervisor of the district designated by the district supervisors, to consider ways

to deal with the problem, and shall, within such five days, report the committee's

findings and recommendations to the board of township trustees. This section and sections 5579.06 and 5579.07 of the Revised Code do not apply to persons subject to section 4959.11 of the Revised Code .