1. On request of the department of agriculture or the state land surveyor, all city and county recorders of deeds, together with all departments, boards or agencies of state government, county, or city government, shall furnish to the department of agriculture or the state land surveyor certified copies of desired records which are in their custody. This service shall be free of cost when possible; otherwise, it shall be at actual cost of reproduction of the records. On the same basis of cost, the department of agriculture shall furnish records within its custody to other agencies or departments of state, county or city, certifying them.

2. The department of agriculture may produce, reproduce and sell maps, plats, reports, studies, and records, and the commission shall recommend to the department of agriculture the charges therefor. All income received shall be promptly deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the department of agriculture land survey revolving services fund.