(1) The Kentucky beekeeping fund is hereby established in the State Treasury as a separate trust and agency account to be administered by the Department of Agriculture.
(2) Moneys in this fund shall be used to help improve, promote, protect, and support the beekeeping industry in Kentucky, particularly relative to small beekeepers.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 252.185

  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) Notwithstanding KRS § 45.229, any moneys remaining in the fund at the close of the fiscal year, including interest, shall not lapse but shall be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year to be used for purposes set forth in this section.
(4) The fund may receive gifts, grants, federal funds, and any other funds both public and private.
(5) The Department of Agriculture shall cooperate with Kentucky State University’s apiculture extension program to advance the goals set out in subsection (2) of this section.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2008). The word “account” was inadvertently omitted following “agency” in subsection (1) of this section. It has been inserted by the Reviser of Statutes in codification under the authority of KRS § 7.136 (1)(h).