Authorized agents of the State Board of Agriculture shall have the authority to inspect any orchard, fruit or garden, park, cemetery, private premises, public place, or any place which may be infested with a plant pest that may be a threat to plants belonging to other property owners or the health or safety of the general public. The Board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing as provided in the Administrative Procedures Act, shall have the authority to order the owner, occupant, or person in charge to take any necessary action including, but not limited to, the proper treatment or destruction of infested or diseased plants.

Added by Laws 2000, SB 1424, c. 367, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.