N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-52-10
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4.1-52-10. Seed commissioner - Duties
Official statutory text
4.1-52-10. Seed commissioner - Duties
The seed commissioner shall:
1. Manage the seed department;
2. Provide, equip, and maintain offices, laboratories, and any other facilities necessary to
carry out this chapter, subject to the approval of the seed commission;
3. Employ and compensate necessary personnel;
4. Permit North Dakota state university to use the seed department facilities and the
services of the seed department laboratories at convenient times;
5. a. Determine the nature and size of any seed and plant samples required by the
seed department in order to conduct official tests or make official determinations;
and
b. Prescribe the manner in which the seed and plant samples are to be obtained
and delivered to the seed department;
6. Provide commodity inspection services upon request;
7. Establish and charge fees for services, subject to the approval of the seed
commission;
8. Provide periodic reports to the seed commission regarding the management and
operation of the seed department;
9. Recommend to the seed commission the annual budget and annual salary schedules
for the seed department;
10. Do all things necessary to enforce the chapters over which the commissioner has
authority and the rules implementing those chapters; and
11. Perform any other duties as directed by the seed commission.
The seed commissioner shall:
1. Manage the seed department;
2. Provide, equip, and maintain offices, laboratories, and any other facilities necessary to
carry out this chapter, subject to the approval of the seed commission;
3. Employ and compensate necessary personnel;
4. Permit North Dakota state university to use the seed department facilities and the
services of the seed department laboratories at convenient times;
5. a. Determine the nature and size of any seed and plant samples required by the
seed department in order to conduct official tests or make official determinations;
and
b. Prescribe the manner in which the seed and plant samples are to be obtained
and delivered to the seed department;
6. Provide commodity inspection services upon request;
7. Establish and charge fees for services, subject to the approval of the seed
commission;
8. Provide periodic reports to the seed commission regarding the management and
operation of the seed department;
9. Recommend to the seed commission the annual budget and annual salary schedules
for the seed department;
10. Do all things necessary to enforce the chapters over which the commissioner has
authority and the rules implementing those chapters; and
11. Perform any other duties as directed by the seed commission.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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