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NC Gen Stat § 106-22.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 1 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.|§ 106-22.5 - Agricultural tourism signs.

 106-22.5. Agricultural tourism signs.(a) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall work with the Department of Transportation to provide directional signs on major highways at or in reasonable proximity to the nearest interchange leading to an agricultural facility that promotes tourism by providing tours and on-site sales or samples of North Carolina agricultural products to area tourists. The Department shall follow the sign location and placement rules of the Department of Transportation's Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs and Logo Signs programs.(b) An agricultural facility must be open for business at least four days a week, 10 months of the year in order to qualify for the directional signs provided for in this section. The Department shall assess the facility the actual reasonable costs of the sign and its installation.  (1999-356, s. 1; 2014-58, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-22.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 1 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.|§ 106-22.6 - Exercise of enforcement powers.

 106-22.6. Exercise of enforcement powers.When any board, commission, or official within the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has the authority to assess civil penalties, such authority shall not be construed to require the issuance of a monetary penalty when the board, commission, or official determines that nonmonetary sanctions, education, or training are sufficient to address the underlying violation.  (2013-265, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-22.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 1 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.|§ 106-22.7 - New and emerging crops program.

 106-22.7. New and emerging crops program.The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is authorized to create a program to advance and promote new and emerging crops. If the Department creates a new and emerging crops program, the Department shall merge its research initiative in bioenergy research into the program.  (2018-5, s. 12.5(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 1 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.|§ 106-23 - Legislative assent to Adams Act for experiment station.

 106-23. Legislative assent to Adams Act for experiment station.Legislative assent be and the same is hereby given to the purpose of an act of Congress approved March 16, 1906, entitled "An Act to provide for an increased annual appropriation for agricultural experiment stations, and regulating the expenditure thereof," known as the Adams Act, and the money appropriated by this act be and the same is hereby accepted on the part of the State for the use of the agricultural experiment station, and the whole amount shall be used for the benefit of the said agricultural experiment station, in accordance with the act of Congress making appropriations for agricultural experiment stations and governing the expenditure thereof. (1907, c. 793; C.S., s. 4689.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 1 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.|§ 106-24 - Collection and publication of information relating to agriculture; cooperation.

 106-24. Collection and publication of information relating to agriculture; cooperation.(a) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall collect, compile, systematize, tabulate, and publish statistical information relating to agriculture. The Department is authorized to use sample surveys to collect primary data relating to agriculture. The Department is authorized to cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture and the several boards of county commissioners of the State, to accomplish the purpose of this Part.(b) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall biennially collect information on water use by persons who withdraw 10,000 gallons per day or more of water from the surface or groundwater sources of the State for activities directly related or incidental to the production of crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamental and flowering plants, dairy products, livestock, poultry, and other agricultural products. The information shall be collected by survey conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and in accordance with Title 7 United States Code Section 2276 (Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act). The Department shall develop the survey form in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality. The Department shall report the results of the water use survey to the Environmental Review Commission no later than July 1 of each year in which the survey was collected and shall provide a copy of the report to the Department of Environmental Quality. The report shall include recommendations about modifications to the survey, including changes in the gallons per day threshold for water use data collection. The report shall provide agricultural water use data by county. If the county is located in more than one river basin, the report shall separate the county data to show agricultural water use by river basin within the county. If publication of county or watershed data would result in disclosure of an individual operation's water use, the data will be combined with data from another county or watershed.  (1921, c. 201, s. 1; C.S., s. 4689(a); 1941, c. 343; 1975, c. 611, s. 1; 1979, c. 228, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 25; 2008-143, s. 2(a); 2013-265, s. 6; 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-24.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 1 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.|§ 106-24.1 - Confidentiality of information collected and published.

 106-24.1. Confidentiality of information collected and published.All information published by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to this Part shall be classified so as to prevent the identification of information received from individual farm operators. All information generated by any federal agency received pursuant to this Chapter that is confidential under federal law shall be held confidential by the Department and its employees, unless confidentiality is waived by the federal agency. All information collected by the Department from farm owners or animal owners, including, but not limited to, certificates of veterinary inspection, animal medical records, laboratory reports received or generated from samples submitted for analysis, or other records that may be used to identify a person or private business entity subject to regulation by the Department shall not be disclosed without the permission of the owner unless the State Veterinarian determines that disclosure is necessary to prevent the spread of an animal disease or to protect the public health, or the disclosure is necessary in the implementation of these animal health programs.  (1979, c. 228, s. 3; 1993, c. 5, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 26; 2002-179, s. 8; 2013-265, s. 7; 2015-263, s. 31; 2018-113, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-26.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 1 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.|§ 106-26.3 - Declaration of policy supporting sound science in agriculture.

 106-26.3. Declaration of policy supporting sound science in agriculture.The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it shall be the policy of this State to support and promote sound science in agriculture. For purposes of this section, "sound science in agriculture" means the use of science-based agricultural practices, technologies, or biological systems supported by research or otherwise demonstrated to lead to broad outcomes-based improvements, including such critical outcomes as increasing agricultural productivity and improving human health through access to safe, nutritious, affordable food and other agricultural products, including organically produced foods and products, while enhancing agricultural and surrounding environmental conditions through the stewardship of water, soil, air quality, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat. Further, the General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the interest of the people of this State to use sound science in agriculture to meet the needs of the present and to improve the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, while advancing progress toward environmental and economic goals and the well-being of agricultural producers and rural communities.  (2015-263, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-27 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2 - North Carolina Fertilizer Law of 1947.|§ 106-27 - through 106-50: Superseded by G.S. 106-50.1 through 106-50.22.

 106-27 through 106-50: Superseded by G.S. 106-50.1 through 106-50.22.
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.28 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.28 - Short title.

 106-50.28. Short title.This Article shall be known as the North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977. (1977, c. 233, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.29 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.29 - Administration of Article.

 106-50.29. Administration of Article.This Article shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of North Carolina. (1977, c. 233, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.31 - Registration of additives.

 106-50.31. Registration of additives.Every soil additive distributed in North Carolina shall be registered with the Commissioner by the person whose name appears on the label on forms furnished by the Commissioner. The applicant shall furnish such information as the Commissioner may require. In determining the acceptability of any product for registration, the Commissioner may require proof of claims made for the soil additive. If no specific claims are made, the Commissioner may require proof of usefulness and value of the soil additive. As evidence of proof, the Commissioner may rely on experimental data furnished by the applicant and may require that such data be developed by a recognized research or experimental institution. The Commissioner may further require that such data be developed from tests conducted under conditions identical to or closely related to those present in North Carolina. The Commissioner may reject any data not developed under such conditions and may rely on the advice of the Director of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station in evaluating data for registration.The registration fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year for each product. Registration shall expire on December 31, annually, unless an application for renewal has been received prior to the expiration date.The application for registration shall include the following:(1) The name and address of the registrant;(2) Product name;(3) Guaranteed analysis;a. Active ingredients (name of each ingredient and percent)b. Inert ingredients (name of each ingredient and percent)(4) Directions for use;(5) Purpose of product.The application shall be accompanied by the label for the product and all advertisements including brochures, posters, or other information promoting the product. The registrant is responsible for all guaranteed analysis and claims appearing on the label. (1977, c. 233, s. 4; 1989, c. 544, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.32 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.32 - Labeling of containers.

 106-50.32. Labeling of containers.Every soil additive container shall be labeled on the face or display side in readable and conspicuous form showing:(1) The product name;(2) The guaranteed analysis;(3) A statement of claim or purpose;(4) Adequate directions for use;(5) Net weight or volume;(6) Name and address of registrant. (1977, c. 233, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.33 - When additive considered misbranded.

 106-50.33. When additive considered misbranded.A soil additive shall be considered misbranded if:(1) Its label or labeling is false or misleading in any particular;(2) It is distributed under the name of another soil additive;(3) It is represented as a soil additive or is represented to contain a soil additive unless such soil additive conforms to the soil additive definition in this Article. (1977, c. 233, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.34 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.34 - Records and reports of registrants.

 106-50.34. Records and reports of registrants.Each registrant shall keep accurate records of his sales, and shall file a semiannual report covering the periods January 1 through June 30, and July 1 through December 31. Such reports shall be due within 30 days from the close of each period. If the report is not filed within the 30-day period or is false in any respect, the Commissioner may revoke the registration. For the purpose of auditing reports, each registrant shall make his records available for audit from time to time as the Commissioner may deem necessary. (1977, c. 233, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.35 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.35 - Violations of Article.

 106-50.35. Violations of Article.It shall be a violation of this Article for any person:(1) To distribute an unregistered soil additive;(2) To distribute an unlabeled soil additive;(3) To distribute a misbranded soil additive;(4) To distribute an "adulterated" soil additive;(5) To fail to comply with a "stop sale, use or removal" order; or(6) To fail to submit semiannual reports. (1977, c. 233, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.36 - Inspection and sampling of additives.

 106-50.36. Inspection and sampling of additives.The Commissioner is authorized to enter upon any public or private property with permission or with a proper court order during normal business hours for the purpose of inspecting or sampling any soil additive to determine if such additive is being distributed in compliance with the provisions of this Article. In the examination of such samples, the Commissioner may rely on such tests as he may establish as necessary for the enforcement of this Article. (1977, c. 233, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.37 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.37 - Stop sale, etc., orders.

 106-50.37. Stop sale, etc., orders.The Commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale, use, or removal order to the owner or custodian of any lot of soil additive, and hold at a designated place, any such lot of soil additive which the Commissioner determines does not comply with the provisions of this Article. When such soil additive has been made to comply with the provisions of this Article, it shall then be released in writing by the Commissioner. (1977, c. 233, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.38 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.38 - Injunctions.

 106-50.38. Injunctions.The Commissioner may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of any provision of this Article or regulations adopted hereunder, in the Superior Court of Wake County, or in the superior court of the county in which such violation occurs or is about to occur. (1977, c. 233, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.39 - Refusal or revocation of registration.

 106-50.39. Refusal or revocation of registration.The Commissioner shall refuse to register any soil additive which fails to comply with the provisions of this Article, and may revoke, after opportunity for a hearing, any registration, upon sufficient evidence that the registrant or any of his designated agents has used misleading, fraudulent, or deceptive practices in the distribution of any soil additive. (1977, c. 233, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.40 - Rules and regulations.

 106-50.40. Rules and regulations.The Board of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate and adopt, pursuant to Chapter 150B of the General Statutes of North Carolina, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this Article. Such regulations may relate to, but shall not be limited to:(1) Methods of inspection and sampling;(2) Examination and analysis of samples;(3) Designation of ingredients;(4) Identity of product;(5) Monetary penalties for samples not meeting guarantees;(6) Acceptable ingredients for registration;(7) Labeling format. (1977, c. 233, s. 13; 1987, c. 827, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-50.41 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 2A - North Carolina Soil Additives Act of 1977.|§ 106-50.41 - Penalties.

 106-50.41. Penalties.Any person violating the provisions of this Article or the regulations adopted thereunder, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. In addition, if any person continues to violate or further violates any provision of this Article after written notice from the Commissioner each day during which the violation continued or is repeated constitutes a separate violation subject to the foregoing penalties. (1977, c. 233, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 739; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.22 - Title.

 106-65.22. Title.This Article shall be known by the title of "Structural Pest Control Act of North Carolina of 1955." It is declared to be the policy of this State that the regulation of persons, corporations and firms engaged in the business of structural pest control in this State, as defined in G.S. 106-65.25, is in the public interest in order to ensure a high quality of workmanship and in order to prevent deception, fraud and unfair trade practices in the conduct of said business. The General Assembly finds that quality of structural pest control work is not easily determined by the general public due to the inaccessibility of the areas treated and the complexity of the methods of treatment. (1955, c. 1017; 1977, c. 231, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.29 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.29 - Rules and regulations.

 106-65.29. Rules and regulations.In order to ensure that persons licensed and certified under this Article are capable of performing a high quality of workmanship, the Committee may adopt rules with respect to:(1) The amount and kind of training required of an applicant for a license and certified applicator's card to engage in any one or more of the three phases of structural pest control, and the amount and kind of training required of an applicant for a registered technician's identification card.(2) The type, frequency and passing score of any examination given an applicant for a license and certified applicator's card under this Article.(3) The amount, kind and frequency of continuing education required of a licensee and certified applicator.(4) The methods and materials to be used in performing any work authorized by the issuance of a license and certified applicator's card under this Article.(5) The business records to be made and maintained by licensees and certified applicators under this Article necessary for the Committee to determine whether the licensee and certified applicator is performing a high quality of workmanship.(6) The credentials and identification required of licensees and certified applicators, their employees and equipment, including service vehicles, when engaged in any work defined under this Article.(7) Safety methods and procedures for structural pest control work.(8) Fees for reinspection following a finding of a deviation, as defined by the Committee.(9) Fees for training materials provided by the Committee or the Division. Such fees may be placed in a revolving fund to be used for training and continuing education purposes and shall not revert to the General Fund.(9a) Efficacy data and other technical information to be submitted by registrants and manufacturers of pesticides and other materials or devices for review and approval, in order for the Committee and the enforcement agency to ensure the efficacy of pesticides and other materials or devices used in structural pest control in this State. This subdivision does not require either the Committee or the enforcement agency to disclose any information that is confidential information within the meaning of G.S. 132-1.2.(10) The policies and programs set forth in this Article. (1955, c. 1017; 1967, c. 1184, s. 8; 1975, c. 570, s. 14; 1977, c. 231, s. 9; 1981, c. 495, s. 3; 1987, c. 368, s. 2; c. 827, s. 28; 1989, c. 725, s. 5; 1999-381, s. 7.)