The board is authorized to establish a Center for Entrepreneurship to operate under the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Program provided in KRS 248.717(1)(b). The duties of the center shall include:

1. (1) Primarily identifying and coordinating with existing agencies in order to develop and deliver entrepreneurial assistance. The center shall be primarily a clearinghouse requiring little or no capital construction;
2. (2) Assisting local individuals and entities and regional and statewide entities in developing and carrying out entrepreneurial efforts relating to agriculture; and
3. (3) Advising the Agricultural Development Board on the fiscal soundness and other aspects of entrepreneurial proposals.

Effective: April 26, 2000

History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 530, sec. 10, effective April 26, 2000.