Section 8-7-1205 - 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.