(a) General rule.--A person subject to a control order issued under section 1517 (relating to control orders) shall comply with the control order within the time frame specified in the control order or, if appealed, the time frame established in the final adjudication of the secretary. The cost of the treatment measures shall be borne by the person subject to the control order.
(b) Notice and duty of municipality.--
(1) If the person subject to the control order fails to comply with the control order, the department shall notify that person and the municipality within which the person resides or where the person's property is located by certified mail. After receipt of the notice, the appropriate officials of the municipality shall take the necessary steps to carry out the treatment measures established in the control order within the time frame specified in the notification by the department.
(2) A municipality which acts to control a noxious weed or controlled plant on a noncomplying person's property may recover the expenses and costs incurred by the municipality in carrying out the treatment measures established in the control order from the person who is the subject of the department's control order.
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