2-2006.   Same; hearings; orders concerning land.If this survey discloses certain land in the county to be blowingrepeatedly, the board of county commissioners shall consider what measuresof a permanent nature can be taken to prevent or minimize the blowing ofthe soil, any plant or weed thereon. For this purpose the board mayconduct a hearing, after havinggiven notice to the landowner of the time and place of such hearing, whichnotice may be given by registered mail. At such hearing testimony of thosewho have had experience or made a study of types of soil, types of plantsor weeds, erosion of soilby wind, means of preventing the same, and studies or reports ofgovernmental departments or other investigators of the subject may beconsidered. Respecting the land concerning which such a hearing has beenhad the board of county commissioners is authorized to determine whattreatment of the land is necessary to prevent its blowing, whether it shallbe planted to annual, biennial or perennial grasses, shrubs, trees orif cultivated, the manner and times of year of such cultivation, and mayorder that the land be treated in accordance with this conclusion, and ifsuch orders are not complied with by the owner of the land the board ofcounty commissioners may do or have done the planting or cultivationordered.

      History:   L. 1937, ch. 189, § 6;L. 1988, ch. 4, § 6; July 1.