(1) The Department of Agriculture shall promote the sale of hay produced in the state by administering a standard grading program for evaluating hay quality.
(2) The department shall, after consultation with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and associations actively involved in promoting the sale of hay within the state, promulgate administrative regulations establishing quality standards and procedures for grading hay, and shall promote the sale of hay produced by participants in the department’s standard grading program.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 260.033

  • Hay: means grass, alfalfa, clover, or other forage crop cut and dried as fodder. See Kentucky Statutes 260.010
  • 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: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 31, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 318, sec. 184, effective July 15, 1996. — Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988.