Title XXI, Agriculture and Animals

The purpose of this section, KRS 249.010, 249.020, 249.030, 249.040, 249.050, 249.060, 249.070, 249.090, 249.100, 249.101, 249.102, 249.103, 249.104, and 249.105 is to prevent the introduction and dissemination within this Commonwealth of insect pests, plant diseases, and weeds a…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture. (2) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. (3) "Director" means the director of the agricultural experiment station. (4) "Pest" means any insect, s…

(1) The chair of the Department of Entomology of the agricultural experiment station at the University of Kentucky shall be the state entomologist. (2) The state entomologist shall serve without pay other than his salary as an officer of the agricultural experiment station at the…

(1) The state entomologist, with the advice and consent of the director and the Commissioner, may promulgate, modify, and enforce administrative regulations and orders needed to carry out KRS 249.020 to 249.100. (2) The state entomologist may publish bulletins, circulars, and rep…

Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). The statute originally assigned this number in the tables for the 1996 Kentucky Acts was renumbered as KRS 249.102 in codification.

The state entomologist shall, with the advice and consent of the director and the Commissioner, establish and maintain quarantines against the importation into this state and against the transportation within this state, of any trees, plants, and parts of plants, whether nursery-…

Hindering inspection prohibited. (1) Whenever the state entomologist, his deputy, or a nursery inspector has reason to believe or is credibly informed that at any place within the state there has been introduced, or offered for sale, trees, plants, or parts of plants infected or …

Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). The statute originally assigned this number in the tables for the 1996 Kentucky Acts was renumbered as KRS 249.101 in codification.

Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). The statute originally assigned this number in the tables for the 1996 Kentucky Acts was renumbered as KRS 249.105 in codification.

(1) Every resident nursery or dealer selling nursery stock in this state shall annually file credentials with the state entomologist. If these credentials are satisfactory to the state entomologist, the director, and the Commissioner, the state entomologist shall, upon payment by…

Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). The statute originally assigned this number in the tables for the 1996 Kentucky Acts was renumbered as KRS 249.103 in codification.

Shipment of affected stock prohibited -- Exception. (1) All nurseries in the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be inspected by the state entomologist, his deputy, or by a nursery inspector, once each year. The state entomologist may collect specimens of plant material in order to ma…

When the state entomologist examines any trees, vines, plants or other nursery stock and finds the stock free from dangerously injurious insect and fungus enemies, he shall make out and deliver to the owner of the stock a certificate stating that he has inspected the stock and th…

Whenever a resident nurseryperson or nursery dealer ships or delivers nursery stock, he shall send on each package or shipment so shipped or delivered a printed copy of the certificate or license issued to him by the state entomologist.

Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). The statute originally assigned this number in the tables for the 1996 Kentucky Acts was renumbered as KRS 249.104 in codification.

Trees, plants, or parts of plants, whether nursery-grown or not, that are sold, shipped, or transported into this state shall bear a copy of a certificate of inspection from a state or United States government inspector. Transportation companies within the state shall notify the …

A nurseryperson and nursery dealer shall maintain for one (1) year records of plant purchases, acquisitions, sales, or other distributions, excluding retail sales, and make the records available upon request to the state entomologist for inspection. No person shall withhold recor…

When application is made, the state entomologist may issue a permit for shipment into or within the Commonwealth of injurious plant pests for research or diagnostic purposes.

Every nursery dealer engaged in selling nursery stock in this state shall, before selling, offering for sale, or delivering any stock, make annual application to the state entomologist and obtain a nursery dealer's license as provided in this section, KRS 249.005, 249.010, 249.02…

No person shall make a false declaration of acreage or conceal any nursery stock from inspection.

All shipments of nursery stock entering the state, as well as intrastate shipments, may be inspected in transit or at their destination in order to determine whether or not they are moving in compliance with the provisions of this section, KRS 249.005, 249.010, 249.020, 249.030, …

(1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Commissioner" means that as defined in subsection (1) of Section 249.010 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes. (b) "Department" means that as defined in subsection (2) of Section 249.010 of the Kentucky Revised …

As used in KRS 249.400 to 249.430 unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture; (2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture; (3) "Division" means the Division of Environmental Services.

The Division of Environmental Services in the Department of Agriculture shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner and shall consist of personnel determined and appointed by him.

In addition to its other duties, the division shall promote and sponsor programs to control pests and noxious weeds, shall enforce related regulatory and service measures assigned to the department, and may conduct a pest and noxious weed control program.

In order to perform the duties listed in KRS 249.420, the division may: (1) Issue and enforce regulations for the control of noxious weeds and pests; (2) Cooperate with county agricultural agents, vocational agricultural teachers, University of Kentucky extension specialists, civ…

(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 249.020 to 249.100 or hinders the carrying out of any of the provisions of those sections shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). (2) Any fine imposed for a violatio…