48-2109

48-2109. Powers of district

A. The district may enter any property within the district with the prior written
consent of the landowner to inspect any breeding site for the presence of any of the
enumerated pests. With the prior written consent of the landowner, the district may
enter any property adjacent to the district which may be a breeding place for the pest
sought to be controlled or eradicated to inspect and conduct control measures. The
adjacent landowner shall reimburse the district for its actual costs incurred in
conducting inspection or control measures.

B. The district may conduct control measures within the district to control or
eradicate any enumerated pest or prevent the introduction of any enumerated pest into the
district. The expense of control measures shall be paid from district monies.

C. The district may enter into an agreement with a landowner within or adjacent to
the district to conduct control measures on the landowner's property which would benefit
both the landowner and the district. The district and the landowner shall divide the
costs of these control measures according to the agreement.

D. The district does not have the power of eminent domain.

E. The district may sue and be sued.

F. All district property and equipment are exempt from state and local property
taxes of any kind.

G. If the district intends to sell or otherwise dispose of any real property which
has been acquired for the purpose of rights-of-way or easements, the person from whom the
district acquired the property has first right of refusal.

H. The district may levy an assessment of not to exceed fifty cents on each one
hundred dollars of assessed valuation on all taxable property within the district to
carry out the purposes of this chapter. This assessment shall be collected by the county
tax collector in the same manner and at the same time as other county taxes are collected
if the district has notified the county assessor by March 1 of each year of the amount of
the assessment. Delinquent assessments become a lien on the property of the owner ninety
days after the due date and shall be collected in the same manner as other county tax
liens.

I. All monies collected by the tax collector under this article shall be paid into
the county treasury to the credit of the district.

J. All monies shall be withdrawn by warrant of the district, which is signed by the
president and secretary of the board of directors of the district.