2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 130A - Public Health.
§ 130A-346. Mosquito and vector control program; definition.
Article 12.
Mosquito and Vector Control.
Part 1. Mosquito and Vector Control Program.
§ 130A‑346. Mosquito and vector control program; definition.
(a) The Department shall establish and administer a vector control program to protect the public health and to promote an environment suitable for habitation. A vector is a living transporter and transmitter of the causative agent of a disease. The program shall address the problems presented by vectors and other arthropods and rodents of public health significance in this State, including, but not limited to, mosquitoes, ticks, rodents, fleas and flies. The Department is authorized to engage in research, conduct investigations and surveillance, implement a vector control program and take other actions necessary to control vectors.
(b) The Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program including rules for the control of vectors and other arthropods and rodents.
(c) The following definitions shall apply throughout this Article:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
(2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources. (1957, c. 832, ss. 1, 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1997‑443, s. 11A.83A.)
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