249.430 Authority of division. In order to perform the duties listed in KRS 249.420, the division may: (1) Issue and enforce regulations for the control of noxious weeds and pests; (2) Cooperate with county agricultural agents, vocational agricultural teachers, University of Kentucky ex tension specialists, civic groups, or any federal, state or county agency in promoting county programs and organizations to control noxious weeds and pests; (3) Cooperate with federal or state agencies in research and educational work in the field of pest and noxious weed control; (4) Assist counties in qualifying for cost -sharing programs to control noxious weeds; (5) Publicize the threat of noxious weeds and pests and methods of combating them; (6) Cooperate with the Department of Highways, county fiscal courts, transportation and industrial organizations in controlling noxious weeds on their premises and rights -of-way; and (7) Accept funds or contributions to carry out the purposes of KRS 249.400 to 249.430. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 5, effective June 16, 1960.
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