Kansas Statutes 2-2114. Secretary’s duties
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-2114
- Official control: means the active enforcement of mandatory phytosanitary regulations and the application of mandatory phytosanitary procedures with the objective of eradication or containment of quarantine pests or for the management of regulated nonquarantine pest. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
- Plant pests: includes any stage of development of any insect, nematode, arachnid, or any other invertebrate animal, or any bacteria, fungus, virus, weed or any other parasitic plant or microorganism, or any toxicant, that can:
(1) Injure plants or plant products; or
(2) cause a threat to public health. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Kansas department of agriculture, or the authorized representative of the secretary. See Kansas Statutes 2-2113
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
The secretary, either independently, or in cooperation with counties, cities, other political subdivisions of the state, federal agencies, agencies of other states or private entities may enter into contracts and agreements and may carry out official control operations or measures to locate, and to suppress, control, eradicate, prevent, contain or retard the spread of, any plant pests.