Section 35-77-103 - Cooperative agreement - federal funding - applicability - rules

(1) The commissioner may seek, accept, and expend federal money for the purposes of this article 77. The commissioner may enter into a cooperative agreement with the FDA to implement 21 CFR 112 under state law and to seek federal money.(2) If the commissioner does not receive adequate money under subsection (1) of this section to implement this article 77, the commissioner need not implement this article 77 or may cease implementing this article 77. If the commissioner does not implement this article 77 or ceases implementing this article 77, the commissioner shall promulgate a rule providing public notice that this article 77 is not being implemented and that a farm need not register under this article 77.Added by 2019 Ch. 74, § 2, eff. 8/2/2019.L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19 -1114), ch. 271, p. 271, § 2, effective August 2.