Havre nuisance weed ordinance in effect

Press release

Havre city government has issued notice that its weed ordinance, Ordinance No. 88, has gone into effect for the year.

Havre’s nuisance weed ordinance began May 1. Property owners with grass or weeds taller than 8 inches will receive a notice. If the weeds are not cut or removed within 10 days, the city will remove the weeds and the cost of the removal will be charged to the property owner.

Owners will receive only one violation notice per year, and the city will remove the nuisance grass or weeds in violation of the ordinance without any additional notice and the cost will be charged to the property owner.