Kentucky Statutes 246.070 – Functions of Commissioner
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(1) The Commissioner shall promote and encourage, as far as practicable, the organization of agricultural organizations and associations. He shall ascertain in detail the quality and quantity of land under cultivation; the kinds, amounts and value of the annual field crops; the annual production of orchards, gardens, and dairies; the kinds, value, and increase of livestock; the character and wages of labor employed in the cultivation of the soil; and the value of agricultural exports and imports.
(2) The Commissioner may, if he thinks it will promote the objects of the department, expend such sums as are available in the payment of premiums that he offers to encourage the agricultural industry of the state.
Effective: March 28, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 5, effective March 28, 2002. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 33, 39.
(2) The Commissioner may, if he thinks it will promote the objects of the department, expend such sums as are available in the payment of premiums that he offers to encourage the agricultural industry of the state.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 246.070
- 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
Effective: March 28, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 5, effective March 28, 2002. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 33, 39.