00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 432                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the labeling of animal and poultry feeds and to the agriculture                                     
02 program coordinator; and providing for an effective date."                                                              
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 03.50.010(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                        
05                 (7)  adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act)                                    
06       establishing requirements for the labeling of animal and poultry feeds that are                                   
07       compatible with federal law and the laws of other states.                                                         
08    * Sec. 2.  AS 03.60 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                    
09            Sec. 03.60.006.  Agriculture program coordinator.  The commissioner shall                                  
10       appoint an agriculture program coordinator.  The agriculture program coordinator is in                            
11       the classified service.  The coordinator has the following responsibilities:                                      
12                 (1)  to carry out the provisions of AS 03.58 (organic foods);                                           
13                 (2)  to facilitate and monitor the production and sale of organic foods in                              
14       the state;                                                                                                        

01                 (3)  to seek funding through grants and cooperative efforts with other                                  
02       agencies for organic foods programs and weed management programs in the state;                                    
03                 (4)  to control and eradicate the spread of obnoxious weeds as required                                 
04       under AS 44.37.030(5);                                                                                            
05                 (5)  to exercise the powers under AS 03.05.010 that relate to the                                       
06       management of noxious or invasive plant species;                                                                  
07                 (6)  to develop and distribute educational materials focused on                                         
08       increasing public awareness of problems associated with noxious or invasive plant                                 
09       species and to help control those species;                                                                        
10                 (7)  to collect and maintain data on noxious and invasive plant species                                 
11       and to coordinate state, federal, local, and private management efforts;                                          
12                 (8)  to assist in developing and supporting plant management areas and                                  
13       chemical and integrated pest management programs to control noxious and invasive                                  
14       plant species; and                                                                                                
15                 (9)  to enforce the requirements for labeling animal and poultry feeds                                  
16       adopted under AS 03.05.010(a)(7).                                                                                 
17    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2002.