[§150A-59] Biosecurity and pest management plans. (a) Any person, including any unit of state or local government, may submit to the board a proposed biosecurity or pest management plan. The proposed biosecurity or pest management plan shall include:
(b) The board shall review the proposed plan, taking into consideration:
(c) At a public hearing, the board shall approve the proposed plan, deny the proposed plan, or approve the proposed plan with modifications.
(d) The department may negotiate with the person who submitted the proposed plan or any other person before taking action.
(e) The board shall publish each proposed plan it approves and each proposed plan it approves with modifications. These shall be known as "approved plans".
(f) The department may enter into contracts to implement approved plans.
(g) A pest management plan that was previously disapproved may be resubmitted to the board upon the chairperson's determination that the proposed management plan is significantly different from the previously disapproved request. [L 2025, c 236, pt of §34]