Section 38-24A-12.1 – Liability for expenses of seizure, treatment, etc.–Assessment and collection–Penalties–Tax list as presumptive evidence of liability of land.
38-24A-12.1. Liability for expenses of seizure, treatment, etc.–Assessment and collection–Penalties–Tax list as presumptive evidence of liability of land. Any person who owns the premises is liable for the actual and necessary expense in connection with the seizure, quarantine, treatment, or disposal of a pest, host, or regulated article. The liability may be assessed against the […]
Section 38-24A-13 – Public notice of large-scale treatment operations.
38-24A-13. Public notice of large-scale treatment operations. Where large areas or metropolitan areas, involving many people, are to be treated, notice may be by means of newspaper, radio, or other news media. Such notice if given by newspaper shall prominently appear at least ten days prior to treatment in at least two issues of a […]
Section 38-24A-14 – Inspection powers of secretary–Notice.
38-24A-14. Inspection powers of secretary–Notice. To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the secretary of agriculture and natural resources may, with a search warrant or the consent of the owner, make reasonable inspection of any property in this state. The secretary may, without a search warrant, with or without the assistance of any law enforcement […]
Section 38-24A-15 – Issuance of search warrants.
38-24A-15. Issuance of search warrants. The appropriate circuit and magistrate courts in this state shall have authority to issue search warrants for such inspections upon a showing by the secretary of agriculture and natural resources that there is probable cause to believe that there exists in or on the property to be inspected a pest, […]
Section 38-24A-16 – Compensation for uninfested articles destroyed.
38-24A-16. Compensation for uninfested articles destroyed. The owner of any property destroyed or ordered to be treated or otherwise disposed of under this chapter may, in an action against this state in the appropriate court for the county in which he resides or the property was located, recover just compensation for any property so destroyed […]
Section 38-24A-2 – Administration by secretary–Delegation of authority–Rules and regulations.
38-24A-2. Administration by secretary–Delegation of authority–Rules and regulations. The secretary of agriculture and natural resources has the responsibility for administration of the provisions of this chapter. The secretary is authorized to assign functions provided for in this chapter to any unit of his department and to delegate any authority provided for in this chapter to […]
Section 38-24A-3 – Suppression and control activities authorized.
38-24A-3. Suppression and control activities authorized. The secretary of agriculture and natural resources, either independently or in cooperation with counties or political subdivisions thereof, municipalities, farmers’ associations or similar organizations, individuals, federal agencies, or agencies of other states, is authorized to carry out operations or measures to locate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread […]
Section 38-24A-4 – Cooperation with other agencies–Expenditure of funds.
38-24A-4. Cooperation with other agencies–Expenditure of funds. The secretary of agriculture and natural resources is authorized to cooperate with any agency he deems necessary to suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of any pest including the right to expend state funds on federal, state, and private lands for such purposes. Source: SL 1971, ch […]
Section 38-24A-5 – Interstate cooperation in control activities.
38-24A-5. Interstate cooperation in control activities. The secretary of agriculture and natural resources is authorized to cooperate with agencies of adjacent states in such operations and measures as he deems necessary to locate, suppress, control, or to prevent or retard the spread of any pest; provided, that the use of funds for operations in adjacent […]
Section 38-24A-6 – Quarantines and embargoes authorized.
38-24A-6. Quarantines and embargoes authorized. The secretary of agriculture and natural resources is authorized to quarantine this state or any portion thereof when he shall determine that such action is necessary to prevent or retard the spread of a pest within or from this state and to place an embargo on articles from any other […]