Editing Jacobaea vulgaris (section)

===Legislation===
====Ireland====
In [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], the [[Noxious Weeds (Thistle, Ragwort, and Dock) Order 1937]], issued under the [[Noxious Weeds Act 1936]], declares ragwort as a noxious weed, requiring landowners to control its growth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.teagasc.ie/advisory/factsheets/ragwort.asp |title=Ragwort in Ireland |access-date=1 July 2009 |archive-date=28 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728050949/http://www.teagasc.ie/advisory/factsheets/ragwort.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |doi = 10.1007/s11101-010-9173-1|pmid = 21475410|pmc = 3047715|title = Management practices for control of ragwort species|journal = Phytochemistry Reviews|volume = 10|issue = 1|pages = 153–163|year = 2010|last1 = Leiss|first1 = Kirsten A}}</ref>

====United Kingdom====
In the [[United Kingdom]], common ragwort (''Senecio jacobaea'') is one of the five plants named as an ''injurious weed'' under the provisions of the [[Weeds Act 1959]]. The word ''injurious'' in this context indicates that it could be harmful to agriculture, not that it is dangerous to animals, as all the other ''injurious weeds'' listed are non-toxic. Under the terms of this Act, a land occupier can be required by the [[Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] to prevent the spread of the plant. However, the growth of the plant is not made illegal by the Act and there is no statutory obligation for control placed upon landowners in general.<ref>{{Citation|author=Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|author-link=Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|title=Weeds Act 1959|url=http://www.defra.gov.uk/rds/weeds-act.htm|access-date=2007-08-12|publisher=[[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912191251/http://www.defra.gov.uk/rds/weeds-act.htm|archive-date=2007-09-12}}</ref>

The [[Ragwort Control Act 2003]] provides for a code of practice, which the government states is guidance,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ragwort Control Act 2003 Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |publisher=[[Hansard]] |url=https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2014-09-08/HL1856#}}</ref> on ragwort and does not place any further legal responsibilities on landowners to control the plant.<ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/40/contents Revised text of the Ragwort Control Act 2003] from [[Legislation.gov.uk]]. Accessed on 9 December 2011.</ref>