§ 8101. Establishment of Department of Agriculture. A Department of Agriculture is established having the following powers, duties and functions: (1) The Department of Agriculture may perform and shall be responsible for the performance of all of the powers, duties and functions heretofore vested in: a. The State Board of Agriculture pursuant to Chapters 1, […]
§ 8102. Secretary; Deputy Secretary; Acting Secretary; appointment. (a) The administrator and head of the Department shall be the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. The Secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent […]
§ 8103. Powers, duties and functions of the Secretary. The Secretary may: (1) Supervise, direct and account for the administration and operation of the Department, its divisions, subdivisions, offices, functions the Harness Racing and Thoroughbred Racing Commissions and positions authorized in the Annual Appropriations Act assigned to the Commissions and employees; (2) Appoint and fix […]
§ 8104. Division of Consumer Protection. The Division of Consumer Protection is established having such powers, duties and functions as may be assigned to it by the Secretary consistent with this chapter. 29 Del. C. 1953, § 8104; 57 Del. Laws, c. 368, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 52, § 6;
§ 8105. Division of Promotion and Production Support. The Division of Promotion and Production Support is established having such powers and duties and functions as may be assigned to it by the Secretary consistent with this chapter. 29 Del. C. 1953, § 8105; 57 Del. Laws, c. 368, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 52, […]
§ 8105A. The Division of Resource Management. The Division of Resource Management is established having such powers, duties and functions as may be assigned to it by the Secretary consistent with this chapter. 67 Del. Laws, c. 52, § 8;
§ 8107A. Council on Forestry. (a) There is established the Council on Forestry. (b) The Council on Forestry shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Division of Production and Promotion and shall consider matters relating to the protection of state forest lands from fire, disease and insect damage including the application […]
§ 8108. Governor’s Council on Agriculture. (a) (1) There is established the Governor’s Council on Agriculture. (2) For the purposes of this section: a. “Council” means the Governor’s Council on Agriculture. b. “Department” means the Department of Agriculture. c. “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. (b) The Council is composed of 7 […]
§ 8109. Books; records; access; annual report. (a) The Governor’s Council on Agriculture shall have access to all books, records, reports and other documents relating to the Department of Agriculture unless otherwise prohibited by law. (b) The various councils of the divisions of the Department of Agriculture shall have access to all books, records, reports […]
§ 8110. Exemptions. The following positions set forth in this section shall be exempt from Chapter 59 of this title: (1) Secretary of Agriculture; (2) Deputy Secretary. 29 Del. C. 1953, § 8110; 57 Del. Laws, c. 368, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 52, §§ 9, 10;
§ 8111. Assumption of powers. The Department, through appropriate divisions, subdivisions and offices, shall have the power to perform and shall be responsible for the performance of all the powers, duties and functions vested by law in the State Board of Agriculture, the State Division of Weights and Measures, the State Forestry Department, the State […]
§ 8112. Appeals. Any and all rights of appeal now existing by law with respect to any act or acts constituting the exercise of any function or functions hereby transferred to the Department or to any division or subdivision thereof shall continue to exist with respect to such act or acts as hereafter performed by […]
§ 8113. Transfers and continuity. (a) All definitions and references to any commission, board, department, council or agency which appear in any other act or law shall, to the extent that the same are consistent with this chapter and in connection with a function hereby transferred to the Department, be construed as referring and relating […]
§ 8114. Annual report. The Secretary of the Department shall make an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly of the Department’s operations and render such other reports as the Governor or General Assembly may from time to time request or as may be required by law. 29 Del. C. 1953, § 8114; […]
§ 8115. Misnomer of Department in donation. Any misnomer shall not defeat or annul any gift, grant, devise or bequest to the Department if it sufficiently appears by the will, conveyance or other writing that the party making the same intended to pass and convey thereby to the Department or to any commission, board, department, […]
§ 8116. Budgeting and financing. (a) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Deputy Secretary, shall prepare a proposed budget for the operation of the Department to be submitted for the consideration of the Governor and the General Assembly. The Department shall be operated within the limitation of the annual appropriation and any other funds appropriated […]
§ 8117. Supremacy. All other laws or parts of laws now in effect inconsistent with this chapter are hereby repealed, superseded, modified or amended so far as necessary to conform to and give full force and effect to this chapter. 29 Del. C. 1953, § 8118; 57 Del. Laws, c. 764, § 32B;
