SCS HB 473 -- NOXIOUS WEEDS This bill designates cut-leaved teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus), common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), and kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata) as noxious weeds and dangerous to agriculture. Persons, corporations, state commissions, state agencies, county commissions, township boards, school boards, drainage boards, railroad companies, governing bodies of incorporated cities, other transportation companies, and persons supervising state-owned lands are required to control the spread of these weeds and to eradicate them by methods approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives