Kentucky Statutes 249.430 – Authority of division
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In order to perform the duties listed in KRS § 249.420, the division may:
(1) Issue and enforce regulations for the control of noxious weeds and pests;
(2) Cooperate with county agricultural agents, vocational agricultural teachers, University of Kentucky extension specialists, civic groups, or any federal, state or county agency in promoting county programs and organizations to control noxious weeds and pests;
(3) Cooperate with federal or state agencies in research and educational work in the field of pest and noxious weed control;
(4) Assist counties in qualifying for cost-sharing programs to control noxious weeds; (5) Publicize the threat of noxious weeds and pests and methods of combating them;
(6) Cooperate with the Department of Highways, county fiscal courts, transportation and industrial organizations in controlling noxious weeds on their premises and rights-of-way; and
(7) Accept funds or contributions to carry out the purposes of KRS § 249.400 to KRS § 249.430.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022. — Created
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 5, effective June 16, 1960.
(1) Issue and enforce regulations for the control of noxious weeds and pests;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 249.430
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 249.010
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Pest: means any insect, snail, slug, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed. See Kentucky Statutes 249.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Weed: means any plant which grows where not wanted. See Kentucky Statutes 249.010
(2) Cooperate with county agricultural agents, vocational agricultural teachers, University of Kentucky extension specialists, civic groups, or any federal, state or county agency in promoting county programs and organizations to control noxious weeds and pests;
(3) Cooperate with federal or state agencies in research and educational work in the field of pest and noxious weed control;
(4) Assist counties in qualifying for cost-sharing programs to control noxious weeds; (5) Publicize the threat of noxious weeds and pests and methods of combating them;
(6) Cooperate with the Department of Highways, county fiscal courts, transportation and industrial organizations in controlling noxious weeds on their premises and rights-of-way; and
(7) Accept funds or contributions to carry out the purposes of KRS § 249.400 to KRS § 249.430.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022. — Created
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 5, effective June 16, 1960.