1. (a) Horticultural and quarantine districts may be organized under this chapter for any or all of the following purposes:

   1. (1) To prevent the spread of contagious diseases among fruit, fruit trees, and fruit bearing plants.

   2. (2) To provide for the prevention, treatment, cure, and extirpation of:

      1. (A) fruit pests; and
      2. (B) diseases of fruit, fruit trees, and fruit bearing plants.

   3. (3) To:

      1. (A) provide for the purchase and maintenance of spraying machines, wagons, or other necessary apparatus to adequately spray fruit trees or other fruit bearing plants;
      2. (B) hire workers and teams to perform the required labor; and
      3. (C) incur the necessary expense to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

   4. (4) To hire experts to:

      1. (A) inspect fruit trees and fruit bearing plants found within a horticultural and quarantine district; and
      2. (B) prescribe the proper methods of treatment of diseases of fruit trees or fruit bearing plants.

2. (b) A horticultural and quarantine district shall be administered by a voluntary association that has three (3) elected directors.

   [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-7-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.7.