§ 106-65.67 – Short title.
106-65.67. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act. (1975, c. 958, s. 1.)
§ 106-65.68 – Declaration of policy.
106-65.68. Declaration of policy. The Anthonomus grandis Boheman, known as the boll weevil, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, a pest, and a menace to the cotton industry. The purpose of this Article is to secure the eradication of the boll weevil. (1975, c. 958, s. 2.)
§ 106-65.69 – Definitions.
106-65.69. Definitions. As used in this Article, the following words shall have the meaning stated below, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) Boll Weevil. – Anthonomus grandis Boheman, the boll weevil, in any stage of development. (2) Certificate. – A document issued or authorized by the Commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated […]
§ 106-65.70 – Cooperative programs authorized.
106-65.70. Cooperative programs authorized. The Commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to carry out programs to destroy and eliminate boll weevils in this State. The Commissioner is authorized to cooperate with any agency of the federal government or any state contiguous to this State, any other agency in this State, or any person engaged in […]
§ 106-65.71 – Entry of premises; eradication activities; inspections.
106-65.71. Entry of premises; eradication activities; inspections. The Commissioner, or his authorized representative, shall have authority, as provided in this section, to enter cotton fields and other premises in order to carry out such activities, including but not limited to treatment with pesticides, monitoring, and destruction of growing cotton and/or other host plants, as may […]
§ 106-65.72 – Reports.
106-65.72. Reports. Every person growing cotton in this State shall furnish to the Commissioner, or his authorized representative, on forms supplied by the Commissioner, such information as the Commissioner may require, concerning the size and location of all commercial cotton fields and of noncommercial patches of cotton grown as ornamentals or for other purposes. (1975, […]
§ 106-65.73 – Quarantine.
106-65.73. Quarantine. The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate regulations, quarantining this State, or any portion thereof, and governing the storage or other handling in the quarantined areas of regulated articles and the movement of regulated articles into or from such areas, when he shall determine that such action is necessary, or reasonably appears necessary, to […]
§ 106-65.74 – Authority to designate elimination zones; authority to prohibit planting of cotton and to require participation in eradication program.
106-65.74. Authority to designate elimination zones; authority to prohibit planting of cotton and to require participation in eradication program. The Commissioner, subject to the provisions of section 13 of this act [Session Laws 1975, chapter 958, section 13] is authorized to designate by regulation one or more areas of this State as "elimination zones" where […]
§ 106-65.75 – Authority for destruction or treatment of cotton in elimination zones; when compensation payable.
106-65.75. Authority for destruction or treatment of cotton in elimination zones; when compensation payable. The Commissioner or his authorized representative shall have authority to destroy, or in his discretion, to treat with pesticides volunteer or other noncommercial cotton and to establish procedures for the purchase and destruction of commercial cotton in elimination zones when the […]
§ 106-65.76 – Authority to regulate pasturage, entry, and honeybee colonies in elimination zones and other areas.
106-65.76. Authority to regulate pasturage, entry, and honeybee colonies in elimination zones and other areas. The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate regulations restricting the pasturage of livestock, entry by persons, and location of honeybee colonies in any premises in an elimination zone which have been or are to be treated with pesticides or otherwise treated […]
§ 106-65.77 – Rules and regulations.
106-65.77. Rules and regulations. The Commissioner shall have authority to adopt such other rules and regulations as he deems necessary to further effectuate the purposes of this Article. All rules and regulations issued under this Article shall be adopted and published in accordance with any additional requirements prescribed in this Article. (1975, c. 958, s. […]
§ 106-65.78 – Penalties.
106-65.78. Penalties. (a) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Article or the regulations promulgated hereunder, or who shall alter, forge or counterfeit, or use without authority, any certificate or permit or other document provided for in this Article or in the regulations promulgated hereunder, shall be guilty of a Class […]