15A NCAC 01T .0107      NORTH CAROLINA AQUATIC WEED CONTROL COUNCIL

The Council shall serve as an advisory group for the Division regarding the control, eradication, and regulation of noxious weeds. The Division shall invite each of the following agencies to designate one representative to serve on the Council:

(1)           Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – Plant Industry Division;

(2)           Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Division;

(3)           Department of Environmental Quality – Division of Coastal Management;

(4)           Department of Environmental Quality – Division of Marine Fisheries;

(5)           Department of Environmental Quality – Division of Water Resources – Water Sciences Section;

(6)           Department of Environmental Quality – Division of Water Resources – Water Planning Section;

(7)           Department of Health and Human Services;

(8)           Department of Natural and Cultural Resources – Division of Parks and Recreation;

(9)           Department of Natural and Cultural Resources – Natural Heritage Program;

(10)         Department of Transportation;

(11)         North Carolina State University – Crop and Soil Science Department;

(12)         North Carolina State University – North Carolina Agricultural Research Service;

(13)         U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and

(14)         Wildlife Resources Commission.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113A-223;

Temporary Adoption Eff. February 8, 2023;

Eff. June 1, 2024.