Montezuma County weed manager Bonnie Loving got the go-ahead from the county commission Monday to get tough on landowners who ignore regulations designed to prevent the spread of noxious weeds. Loving showed the commissioners striking pictures of fields of flowering musk and Canada thistle as well as other invasive species directly adjoining crops of alfalfa. The county is allowed to take action to eradicate such weeds on its own if property owners ignore certified letters notifying them of the violations. Commissioner Keenan Ertel said it was time to test out that enforcement policy, and Loving was authorized to proceed on three such properties.