{"data":{"id":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-1522","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"3 Pa.C.S. § 1522","heading":"Stop-sale orders.","body":"(a) General rule.--The department may issue and enforce a stop-sale order to any person holding or required to hold a permit under this chapter or to any person where a noxious weed or controlled plant exists. The stop-sale order shall require a person to hold, at a designated place, any noxious weed or controlled plant. Noxious weeds or controlled plants subject to a stop-sale order issued under the authority of this subsection shall continue to be held at the designated place until the department is notified by the person to whom the stop-sale order was directed that the prescribed treatment measure or action has been taken and a reinspection of the premises indicates the treatment measure has been completed and was effective.\n(b) Official marking of noxious weeds and controlled plants subject to a stop-sale order.--\n(1) Noxious weeds and controlled plants under a stop-sale order shall be clearly identified and, where practicable, conspicuously marked.\n(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to remove markings placed by the department for this purpose unless instructed by the department to do so.\n(c) Violation of a stop-sale order.--It shall be unlawful to violate a stop-sale order issued under this section. The department may impose any and all penalties authorized under this chapter for a violation of the order.","path":["Title 3 - AGRICULTURE","PART III PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS","CHAPTER 15 CONTROLLED PLANTS AND NOXIOUS WEEDS","SUBCHAPTER B REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=03\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=15\u0026sctn=22\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-01-08 (Statute Update stamp, 3 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:13Z","sha256":"ece77c350c01d4cc22b722a9f0aab98b993172897063730e18c73db254989803","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-1521","next":"us-pa/3-pa.c.s.-1523"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}