§ 35-5-122 — Costs of control operations

(1) The costs of grasshopper or
range caterpillar control operations shall be borne as follows:

(a) Landowners and lessees in grasshopper or range caterpillar control
districts shall assume one-third of the cost in those instances where the
commissioner enters into an arrangement with APHIS whereby APHIS agrees to
pay one-third of such costs.

(b) Landowners and lessees in grasshopper or range caterpillar control
districts shall assume two-thirds of the costs in those instances where the
commissioner is unable to enter into a cost-sharing arrangement with APHIS.

(c) One-third of the costs shall be paid from the governor's agricultural
emergency and disaster fund.

(d) The money deposited by the landowners and lessees to control
grasshoppers or range caterpillars shall be available to the commissioner to
administer the control of such infestations.

Legislative History

Source: L. 77: Entire section added, p. 1579, � 7, effective June 4. L. 83: (1)(d) added, p. 1316, � 9, effective May 10.