2-714.   Same; destruction and control of certainplants; barberryeradication fund.The secretary of agriculture is hereby authorized to destroy orcause to be destroyed all such plants, or parts thereof capable of propagation,wherever and whenever found, and may cooperate withother agencies and individuals within the state and with the United Statesdepartment of agriculture in the removal of these plants and in the control ofthe black stem rust disease in agricultural crops and wild grasses. Thesecretary of agriculture is hereby authorized to enter intoagreements with any agency of the federal government for the purpose ofcarrying out the common barberry eradication program. Such agreement mayprovide for proportionate contributions of funds for such a program and whensuch is the case, the agreement shall clearly state the amounts to becontributed by the federal agency and the amounts to be contributed by theKansas department of agriculture. All funds contributed byany federal agency and the funds contributed by the Kansasdepartment of agriculture shall be deposited in the state treasury in afund to be known as the "barberry eradication fund," which fund is herebycreated and the secretary of agriculture is herebyauthorized to expend said funds in carrying out its common barberryeradication program.

      History:   L. 1951, ch. 10, § 3; L. 1955, ch. 5, § 1;L. 2004, ch. 101, § 12; July 1.