Powers and duties of the Department of Agriculture

The Department of Agriculture shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To identify any abandoned pesticides which shall be excluded from the collection and disposal program; (2) To advise and make recommendations to the State Plant Board regarding projects for collecting and disposing of abandoned pesticides; (3) To advise and make recommendations to the State Plant Board on the issuance of requests for proposals from contractors; (4) To review and evaluate proposals for the collection and disposal of abandoned pesticides; (5) To select proposals for the collection and disposal of abandoned pesticides to be implemented; and (6) To approve payments from the Abandoned Agricultural Pesticide and Plant Regulator Disposal Trust Fund for collection and disposal projects. Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 51, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1999, No. 1174, § 1; 2001, No. 1130, § 4. The Department of Agriculture shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To identify any abandoned pesticides which shall be excluded from the collection and disposal program; (2) To advise and make recommendations to the State Plant Board regarding projects for collecting and disposing of abandoned pesticides; (3) To advise and make recommendations to the State Plant Board on the issuance of requests for proposals from contractors; (4) To review and evaluate proposals for the collection and disposal of abandoned pesticides; (5) To select proposals for the collection and disposal of abandoned pesticides to be implemented; and (6) To approve payments from the Abandoned Agricultural Pesticide and Plant Regulator Disposal Trust Fund for collection and disposal projects. Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 51, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1999, No. 1174, § 1; 2001, No. 1130, § 4.