PlantLegitNorth Dakota: invasive & noxious plant laws
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North Dakota Century Code § 4.1-47-02 requires everyone to control the spread of noxious weeds and states that no person may distribute, sell or offer for sale a noxious weed in the state. The Agriculture Commissioner keeps the state list (13 entries, per the 2025 NDDA noxious weed law book). Counties and cities may add local noxious weeds.
Official sources
- NDDA — North Dakota's noxious weed law and regulations (2025, PDF)
- NDDA — noxious weeds
- N.D.C.C. ch. 4.1-47 (Justia)
- Federal Noxious Weed List, 7 CFR § 360.200 (USDA APHIS) — applies in every state
State noxious weed (N.D.C.C. § 4.1-47-05) — no distributing, selling or offering for sale (§ 4.1-47-02); owners must control (14)
| Scientific name | Common name / notes |
|---|---|
| Artemisia absinthium | absinth wormwood |
| Cirsium arvense | Canada thistle |
| Linaria genistifolia subsp. dalmatica | Dalmatian toadflax |
| Centaurea diffusa | diffuse knapweed |
| Cynoglossum officinale | houndstongue |
| Euphorbia esula | leafy spurge |
| Carduus nutans | musk thistle |
| Amaranthus palmeri | Palmer amaranth |
| Lythrum salicaria | purple loosestrife, and all cultivars |
| Lythrum virgatum | European wand loosestrife, and all cultivars |
| Centaurea repens (syn. Rhaponticum repens) | Russian knapweed |
| Tamarix spp. | saltcedar |
| Centaurea maculosa (syn. C. stoebe) | spotted knapweed |
| Linaria vulgaris | yellow toadflax |
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Informational only, not legal advice. Lists change; always check the official source linked above before you buy, sell, plant or move a plant. Lists checked 2026-10-14.