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260.664 Duties of commission.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Subject to the availability of funds, the commission shall:
(a) Counsel with the Commissioner of Agriculture on matters pertaining to dairy
production and the marketing and distribution of raw milk and Kentucky dairy
products;
(b) Employ the appropriate experts, professionals, consultants, or others to assist
members in carrying out duties of the commission;
(c) Undertake the research needed to determine how other states support their
dairy farmers and dairy industry;
(d) Support investigations, studies, and scientific research to eliminate and
alleviate specific problems affecting the dairy industry in the state;
(e) Participate in studies and investigations of problems particular to milk
producers and milk processors in Kentucky;
(f) Collect information to determine the actual cost of transporting milk used in
Kentucky;
(g) Coordinate with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to increase
awareness at the consumer level of where dairy products are produced;
(h) Coordinate with the Cabinet for Economic Development to explore economic
incentives that would help sustain Kentucky's dairy industry; and
(i) Recommend a program of minimum milk pricing protection for dairy farmers
for consideration by the General Assembly, if the federal milk marketing order
system is abolished.
In addition to the responsibilities set out in subsection (1) of this section, the
commission also shall:
(a) Subject to the availability of funds, create a plan to assist Kentucky dairy
farmers that would be equitable to all parties in the state dairy industry. The
plan should examine and offer recommendations to improve, streamline, and
enhance all aspects of the dairy production and distribution system in
Kentucky;
(b) Submit the proposed plan to the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture,
and the Legislative Research Commission for their review;
(c) Publicize the plan in a way to allow individuals or entities the opportunity to
offer comments;
(d) Promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the plan, once
reviewed and approved by the Governor and the Commissioner of
Agriculture, and finalized by the commission; and
(e) Monitor the progress of the plan and report on the progress annually to the
Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Legislative Research
Commission.
The Kentucky Milk Commission established under KRS 260.662 shall have no
authority to promulgate administrative regulations to establish pricing on milk or
milk products.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created
2009 Ky. Acts ch. 67, sec. 5, effective June 25, 2009.
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