247.802 Duties of agritourism program. The agritourism program shall perform all duties necessary to carry out the purposes of KRS 247.800 to 247.810, including but not limited to: (1) Coordinating efforts to educate the general public about the importance of Kentucky's agricultural heritage an d industry; (2) Providing support, education, and resource materials for all interested persons, to include but not be limited to existing Kentucky agritourism businesses, displaced tobacco farmers and others engaged in agribusiness within the state, and o ther Kentuckians with the intent of developing an agritourism business. The agritourism program shall provide this assistance in the following areas, to include but not be limited to: (a) Agritourism opportunities, networks, product development, and entrep reneurship; (b) Agritourism funding opportunities, including but not limited to grants, loans, and partnerships; and (c) Insurance and infrastructure concerns of the agritourism industry; (3) Working and partnering with federal, state, and local organizati ons to carry out the purposes of KRS 247.800 to 247.810; (4) Reporting to the Agritourism Advisory Council, as created in KRS try; (3) Working and partnering with federal, state, and local organizati ons to carry out the purposes of KRS 247.800 to 247.810; (4) Reporting to the Agritourism Advisory Council, as created in KRS 247.804, annually or at the request of the chair; and (5) Considering the recommendations of the Agritourism Advisory Council, in accordance with KRS 247.806(2). Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 215, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 64, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 49, effective June 20 , 2005. -- Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 250, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002.
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