The department shall consist of:
(1) The Office of the Commissioner;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 246.030

  • Agriculture: means the business of raising or producing:
    (a) Crops, the products of which are used for food, feed, fiber, energy, or pharmaceuticals. See Kentucky Statutes 246.010
  • Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Board: means the state Board of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 246.010
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 246.010
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 246.010
  • Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, llamas, buffaloes, or any other animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, or equine species, deer and elk, whose regulatory requirements are under KRS Chapters 150 and 246, that are privately owned and raised in a confined area for breeding stock, food, fiber, and other products. See Kentucky Statutes 246.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) The Office of Agricultural Marketing, which shall include the following: (a) The Promotion and Development Division;
(b) The Shows and Fairs Division; (c) The Livestock Division;
(d) The Plant Division;
(e) The Education and Outreach Division; and
(f) The Direct Farm Marketing Division;
(3) The Office for Consumer and Environmental Protection, which shall include the following:
(a) The Division of Regulation and Inspection; (b) The Division of Food Distribution; and
(c) The Division of Environmental Services;
(4) The Office of State Veterinarian, which shall include the following: (a) The Division of Regulatory Field Services
(b) The Division of Animal Health Programs; and
(c) The Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response;

(5) The Office of Administrative Services, which shall include the following: (a) The Division of Human Resources;
(b) The Division of Administrative Services; and
(c) The Division of Information Technology; (6) The Office of Communications;
(7) The Office of Legal Services;
(8) The State Board of Agriculture; and
(9) The Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy, which shall include the following: (a) Agricultural Development Board; and
(b) Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 16, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2021 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 6, effective March 12, 2021. — Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 3, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1, effective July 13,
2004. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 49, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 264, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994; ch. 120, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994; ch.
121, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 404, sec. 33, effective July
13, 1984. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 447, sec. 15, effective April 12, 1982. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 295, sec. 84, effective July 15, 1980. — Amended 1978
Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 127, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch.
62, sec. 2. — Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 15. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch.
208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 42a-3, 4618-17, 4618-18,
4618-79, 4618i-1.

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