00                       CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 353(RES)                                                                   
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 03.05.010(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.                                                                                      
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.