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For Duncan, hit list(legal statement page)

Duncan,
I'm not certain if this is for your area but thought would send along
anyway.Perhaps you've already seen it.
Connie
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/rcw/title_17/chapter_010/rcw_17_10_170




      RCW 17.10.170  Finding presence of noxious weeds--Notice for
failure of owner to control--Control by county board--Liability of
owner--Lien--Alternative.  (1) Whenever the county noxious weed
control board finds that noxious weeds are present on any parcel of
land, and that the owner is not taking prompt and sufficient action
to control the noxious weeds, pursuant to the provisions of RCW
17.10.140, it shall notify the owner that a violation of this
chapter exists.  The notice shall be in writing and sent by
certified mail, and shall identify the noxious weeds found to be
present, order prompt control action, and specify the time, of at
least ten days from issuance of the notice, within which the
prescribed action must be taken.  Upon deposit of the certified
letter of notice, the noxious weed control authority shall make an
affidavit of mailing that is prima facie evidence that proper
notice was given.  If seed or other propagule dispersion is
imminent, immediate control action may be taken forty-eight hours
following the time that notification is reasonably expected to have
been received by the owner or agent by certified mail or personal
service, instead of ten days.  If a landowner received a notice of
violation from the county noxious weed control board in a prior
growing season, removal or destruction of all above ground plant
parts may be required at the most effective point in the growing
season, as determined by the county weed board, which may be before
or after propagule dispersion.
      (2) The county noxious weed control board or its authorized
agents may issue a notice of civil infraction as provided for in
RCW 17.10.230, 17.10.310, and 17.10.350 to owners who do not take
action to control noxious weeds in accordance with the notice.
      (3) If the owner does not take action to control the noxious
weeds in accordance with the notice, the county board may control
them, or cause their being controlled, at the expense of the owner. 
The amount of the expense constitutes a lien against the property
and may be enforced by proceedings on the lien except as provided
for by RCW 79.44.060.  The owner is liable for payment of the
expense, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent
collection of any judgment on account thereof by any means
available pursuant to law, in substitution for enforcement of the
lien.  Necessary costs and expenses including reasonable attorneys'
fees incurred by the county noxious weed control board in carrying
out this section may be recovered at the same time as a part of the
action filed under this section.  Funds received in payment for the
expense of controlling noxious weeds shall be transferred to the
county noxious weed control board to be expended as required to
carry out the purposes of this chapter.
      (4) The county auditor shall record in his or her office any
lien created under this chapter, and any lien shall bear interest
at the rate of twelve percent per annum from the date on which the
county noxious weed control board approves the amount expended in
controlling the weeds.
      (5) As an alternative to the enforcement of any lien created
under subsection (3) of this section, the county legislative
authority may by resolution or ordinance require that each lien
created be collected by the treasurer in the same manner as a
delinquent real property tax, if within thirty days from the date
the owner is sent notice of the lien, including the amount thereof,
the lien remains unpaid and an appeal has not been made pursuant to
RCW 17.10.180.  Liens treated as delinquent taxes bear interest at
the rate of twelve percent per annum and the interest accrues as of
the date notice of the lien is sent to the owner:  PROVIDED, That
any collections for the lien shall not be considered as tax.  [1997
c 353 § 21; 1987 c 438 § 18; 1979 c 118 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 13 §
8; 1974 ex.s. c 143 § 3; 1969 ex.s. c 113 § 17.]
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