§ 3.1-1022. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Powers and duties of Commissioner; appointment of State Botani...
For the purpose of effectively administering this chapter, the Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
A. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to exercise or perform the powers and duties imposed upon him by this chapter.
B. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to appoint a competent person as State Botanist and such other assistants as he deems necessary, who shall advise and assist the Commissioner in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
C. In carrying out the program authorized by this chapter the Commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with federal and state agencies, political subdivisions of the Commonwealth or with private persons or groups for the administration and management of any area or program established under this chapter.
D. The Commissioner may establish programs as are deemed necessary for the management of endangered or threatened species. The Commissioner may issue a permit under certain circumstances for the taking, possessing, buying, selling, transporting, exporting or shipping of any endangered or threatened species which appears on the state list of endangered or threatened species for scientific, biological, or educational purposes or for propagation in order to ensure their survival, provided that such action does not violate federal laws or regulations.
E. The Commissioner may accept funds for a special account or other gifts or grants from any source for use in the furtherance of this chapter. Funds collected for services on articles determined by the Commissioner to be beyond the scope of this chapter shall revert to the fund from which expended.
F. The Commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with responsible officers of other states under which any part of this chapter would benefit.
G. Upon good cause shown and where necessary to alleviate damage to property, the impact on progressive development, or protect human health, endangered or threatened species on the state list may be removed, taken, or destroyed but only in accordance with a permit issued by the Commissioner provided that such action does not violate federal laws or regulations.
(1979, c. 372; 1985, c. 326.)
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