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Ohio Rev. Code § 5579.08 (2026)

Cutting of briers, brush, and noxious weeds

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All brush, briers, burrs, vines, and noxious weeds growing along the public highway shall be cut or destroyed between the first and twentieth days of June, the first and twentieth days of August, and, if necessary, between the first and twentieth days of September of each year or whenever necessary to prevent or eliminate a safety hazard. This work shall be done by the board of township trustees in its respective township, or by the township highway superintendent, who may employ the necessary labor to carry out this section. All expenses incurred shall, when approved by the board, be paid from the township road fund by the township fiscal officer, upon the fiscal officer's warrant.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1990–2017 · leading case: Dietz v. Harshbarger, 2017 Ohio 2917 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
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Dietz v. Harshbarger, 2017 Ohio 2917 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “Thus, even under this more restrictive language, political subdivisions are still liable for failing to remove conditions obstructing mandatory traffic control devices.”
White v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 564 N.E.2d 462 (Ohio 1990). “” R.C. 5579.08. The General Assembly has expressly placed the duty to cut foliage along Morgan-Ross Road on the township, and has gone so far as to specify particular dates during the growing season when the foliage is to be cut.”
Wooten v. CSX R.R., 842 N.E.2d 603 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Although R.C. 5579.08 requires the cutting of noxious weeds by the board of township trustees of the respective township, that obligation applies only to *443 township roads.”
Mezger v. Horton, 2013 Ohio 2964 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “02 and R.C 5579.08, (2) he was owed punitive damages because the Trustees had failed to investigate and eliminate a known safety hazard, and (3) the Trustees should be removed from office for their neglect to perform official duties.”
Frazier v. Depinet, 634 N.E.2d 1030 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). “It is uncontroverted that Township Road 58 was not designated a county road.”
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