§ 15-16-6-12 — Administration by directors; purposes; hiring experts

(a) The board of directors of any association
shall administer the affairs of an association under this chapter for any
or all the following purposes:
(1) To prevent the spread of contagious diseases among fruit, fruit
trees, and fruit bearing plants.
(2) To provide for the prevention, treatment, cure, and extirpation
of:
(A) fruit pests; and
(B) diseases of fruit and fruit bearing plants.
(3) To:
(A) provide for the purchase and maintenance of spraying
machines, wagons, or other necessary apparatus;
(B) adequately spray fruit trees or other fruit bearing plants;
(C) hire workers and teams to perform the required labor; and
(D) incur the necessary expense to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.
(4) To hire experts to:
(A) inspect fruit trees and fruit bearing plants found within the
horticultural and quarantine district; and
(B) prescribe the proper methods of treating a disease of the
trees or plants.
(5) To periodically levy assessments on the members as necessary
to administer this chapter and the purposes of the association.
(6) To actively cooperate with the state entomologist and the
county agents in precautionary measures to prevent the spread of
injurious insects and plant diseases within the district.
(7) To advise, direct, and encourage the activities of the
association.
(b) If directed by a majority vote of the members at any special or
regular meeting, the board of directors of an association may hire
experts to:
(1) inspect fruit trees and fruit bearing plants; and
(2) prescribe the proper methods of treating diseases of fruit trees
or fruit bearing plants.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-7-12.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.