§ 106-26.3 – Declaration of policy supporting sound science in agriculture.
106-26.3. Declaration of policy supporting sound science in agriculture. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it shall be the policy of this State to support and promote sound science in agriculture. For purposes of this section, "sound science in agriculture" means the use of science-based agricultural practices, technologies, or biological systems supported by […]
§ 106-22.6 – Exercise of enforcement powers.
106-22.6. Exercise of enforcement powers. When any board, commission, or official within the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has the authority to assess civil penalties, such authority shall not be construed to require the issuance of a monetary penalty when the board, commission, or official determines that nonmonetary sanctions, education, or training […]
§ 106-22.7 – New and emerging crops program.
106-22.7. New and emerging crops program. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is authorized to create a program to advance and promote new and emerging crops. If the Department creates a new and emerging crops program, the Department shall merge its research initiative in bioenergy research into the program. (2018-5, s. 12.5(a).)
§ 106-23 – Legislative assent to Adams Act for experiment station.
106-23. Legislative assent to Adams Act for experiment station. Legislative assent be and the same is hereby given to the purpose of an act of Congress approved March 16, 1906, entitled "An Act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations, and regulating the expenditure thereof," known as the Adams Act, and […]
§ 106-24 – Collection and publication of information relating to agriculture; cooperation.
106-24. Collection and publication of information relating to agriculture; cooperation. (a) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall collect, compile, systematize, tabulate, and publish statistical information relating to agriculture. The Department is authorized to use sample surveys to collect primary data relating to agriculture. The Department is authorized to cooperate with the United States […]
§ 106-24.1 – Confidentiality of information collected and published.
106-24.1. Confidentiality of information collected and published. All information published by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to this Part shall be classified so as to prevent the identification of information received from individual farm operators. All information generated by any federal agency received pursuant to this Chapter that is confidential under federal […]
§ 106-22.1 – State farms.
106-22.1. State farms. State-owned farmland, including timberland, allocated to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the State Farm Program, shall be managed by the Department for research, teaching, and demonstration in agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture. Research projects on the State farms shall be approved by the Department. The Department may sell surplus commodities […]
§ 106-22.2 – Recodified as § 143B-344.23 by Session Laws 1998-212, s21(a).
106-22.2: Recodified as 143B-344.23 by Session Laws 1998-212, s. 21(a).
§ 106-22.3 – Organic Production Program.
106-22.3. Organic Production Program. (a) The Board of Agriculture may establish rules, standards, guidelines, and policies for the establishment and implementation of a voluntary program for the certification of organically produced agricultural products. (b) The Commissioner of Agriculture may enter into agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture and may apply for approval, accreditation, […]
§ 106-22.4 – Llamas as livestock.
106-22.4. Llamas as livestock. Any rules adopted by the Board of Agriculture that affect llamas shall not refer to llamas as exotic or wild animals. It is the intent of the General Assembly that llamas be treated as domesticated livestock in order to promote the development and improvement of the llama industry in the State. […]