Director; land or aquatic habitat interest acquisition

In addition to other powers and duties, the director: A. may acquire land or aquatic habitat interests for the conservation, management, restoration, propagation and protection of threatened or endangered species; and B. shall conduct studies to determine the status and requirements for survival of threatened or endangered species. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-2-57, enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 83, § 8; 1995, ch. 145, § 7.