Commissioner -- Functions, powers, and duties.

The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall: (1) investigate and designate noxious weeds on a statewide basis; (2) compile and publish annually a list of statewide noxious weeds; (3) coordinate and assist in inter-county noxious weed enforcement activities; (4) determine whether each county complies with this chapter; (5) assist a county that fails to carry out the provisions of this chapter in the county's implementation of a weed control program; (6) prescribe the form and general substantive content of notices to the public and to individuals concerning the prevention and control of noxious weeds; (7) compile and publish a list of articles capable of disseminating noxious weeds or seeds and designate treatment to prevent dissemination; and (8) regulate the flow of contaminated articles into the state and between counties to prevent the dissemination of noxious weeds or seeds.