The department may make expenditures to:

1. (1) purchase equipment, materials, supplies, and personal services that are necessary to execute the functions imposed on it by this part;
2. (2) obtain data on vertebrate pesticide registration and research information on alternative vertebrate pest management techniques;
3. (3) conduct research or evaluation studies;
4. (4) enter contracts with individuals, universities, other states, state or federal agencies, or other entities it considers appropriate to conduct vertebrate pest management projects;
5. (5) maintain and support registration of current rodenticides such as compound 1080, strychnine, and zinc phosphide;
6. (6) seek registration of alternative rodenticides;
7. (7) develop and implement new vertebrate pest management methods and crop damage assessment techniques;
8. (8) support vertebrate pest management research and evaluation projects;
9. (9) educate the agricultural community regarding vertebrate pest management problems and needs;
10. (10) educate the general public regarding vertebrate pest concerns and the need for vertebrate pest management; and
11. (11) perform any other related activities.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 136, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2702; MCA 1981, 81-1-402; redes. 80-7-1102 by Sec. 4, Ch. 65, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 144, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 166, L. 2003.