Section 1715. Seasonal Farm Labor.--(a) The Department of Agriculture shall have the power and its duties shall be:
(1) To exercise the powers and duties and perform the duties by law heretofore vested in and imposed upon the Department of Environmental Resources under the act of June 23, 1978 (P.L.537, No.93), known as the "Seasonal Farm Labor Act."
(2) To exercise the powers and perform the duties authorized or imposed upon the Environmental Hearing Board in the "Seasonal Farm Labor Act."
(3) To enforce the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Ch. 177 (relating to seasonal farm labor camps) with the same force and effect as though the regulations were promulgated by the Department of Agriculture under the "Seasonal Farm Labor Act."
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall have the power and the secretary's duty shall be:
(1) To exercise the powers and perform the duties imposed upon the Secretary of Environmental Resources in Chapter 3 of the "Seasonal Farm Labor Act."
(2) To exercise the powers and duties vested by law and imposed upon the Environmental Quality Board as specifically set forth in the "Seasonal Farm Labor Act."
(1715 added June 12, 1996, P.L.337, No.53)
Compiler's Note: The Department of Environmental Resources, referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of 1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Protection.
The Secretary of Environmental Resources, referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of 1995. The functions of the secretary were transferred to the Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Secretary of Environmental Protection.