2-2116.   Disposition of plant pests.Wherever the secretary finds a plant, plant product orother regulated article that is infestedby a plant pest or finds that a plant pest exists on any premises in thisstate or is in transit in this state, the secretary, upon givingnoticeto the owner or an agent of the owner in possession thereof, may seize,quarantine, treat, or otherwise dispose of such plant pest in such manneras the secretary deems necessary to suppress, control, eradicate, orprevent or retard the spread of such plant pest, or thesecretary may ordersuch owner or agent to so treat or otherwise dispose of thesuch plantpest.

      History:   L. 1965, ch. 6, § 5;L. 2002, ch. 91, § 5; July 1.