2005 Minnesota Statutes - 18G.01 — Plant protection; powers of commissioner.

     18G.01 Plant protection; powers of commissioner. 


    (a) This chapter authorizes the commissioner to abate, 
 suppress, eradicate, prevent, or otherwise regulate the 
 introduction or establishment of plant pests that threaten 
 Minnesota's agricultural, forest, or horticultural interests or 
 the general ecological quality of the state. 


    (b) The commissioner may employ entomologists, plant 
 pathologists, and other qualified employees necessary to 
 administer and enforce this chapter. 


    HIST: 2003 c 128 art 4 s 1