2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development.
§ 113-60.4. Purpose and intent.
Article 4A.
Protection of Forest Against Insect Infestation and Disease.
§ 113‑60.4. Purpose and intent.
(a) The purpose of this Article is to place within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the authority and responsibility for investigating insect infestations and disease infections which affect stands of forest trees, the devising of control measures for interested landowners and others, and taking measures to control, suppress, or eradicate outbreaks of forest insect pests and tree diseases.
(b) In this Article, unless the context requires otherwise, the expression "Department" means the Department of Environment and Natural Resources: "Secretary" means the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources. (1953, c. 910; 1969, c. 342, s. 3; 1973, c. 1262, ss. 28, 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 72; 1997‑443, s. 11A.119(a).)