Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-28.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, August 21, 2024

Rule 661-28.3 - Uncultivated marijuana

(1) Upon receipt of information pertaining to wild uncultivated marijuana, the department of public safety, division of narcotics enforcement, shall notify the county sheriff of the report. If the property on which uncultivated marijuana is reported lies within a municipality with a police department, the chief of police shall also be notified. After the sheriff has been notified, the department of public safety, division of narcotics enforcement, shall notify, by regular mail, the owner of the land where uncultivated marijuana has been reported and shall request that the land owner voluntarily remove the marijuana. The county sheriff and the local policy chief, if any, shall be sent copies of the notice to the landowner, also by regular mail.

(2) Notification to a landowner of information regarding uncultivated marijuana, as provided in subrule 28.3(1), shall be provided on a completed form "Notice of Marijuana Complaint."

Notification to a landowner of information regarding uncultivated marijuana growing on the landowner's property, as provided in this subrule, is intended to obtain voluntary cooperation in the eradication of marijuana.

(3) The department shall provide information and training to law enforcement agencies regarding the identification and removal of marijuana and assistance to the Iowa State University Agriculture and Home Economics Extension Service in developing programs concerning the identification and removal of marijuana.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-28.3