§ 106-65.67 Short title
§ 106-65.68 Declaration of policy
§ 106-65.69 Definitions
§ 106-65.70 Cooperative programs authorized
§ 106-65.71 Entry of premises; eradication activities; inspections
§ 106-65.72 Reports
§ 106-65.73 Quarantine
§ 106-65.74 Authority to designate elimination zones; authority to prohibit planting of cotton and to require participation in eradication program
§ 106-65.75 Authority for destruction or treatment of cotton in elimination zones; when compensation payable
§ 106-65.76 Authority to regulate pasturage, entry, and honeybee colonies in elimination zones and other areas
§ 106-65.77 Rules and regulations
§ 106-65.78 Penalties

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 106 > Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act

  • Boll Weevil: Anthonomus grandis Boheman, the boll weevil, in any stage of development. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.69
  • Certificate: A document issued or authorized by the Commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.69
  • Commissioner: The Commissioner of Agriculture of this State or any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or designated cooperator to whom authority to act in his stead has been or hereafter may be delegated. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.69
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Cotton: Any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.69
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Host: Any plant or plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.69
  • Infested: Actually infested with a boll weevil or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.69
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Permit: A document issued or authorized by the Commissioner to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted destinations for limited handling, utilization, or processing. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.69
  • Person: Any individual, corporation, company, society, or association, or other business entity. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.69
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Regulated Article: Any article of any character carrying or capable of carrying the boll weevil, including, but not limited to cotton plants, seed cotton, other hosts, gin trash, and mechanical cotton pickers, as designated by regulations of the Commissioner. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-65.69
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3