KRS 247.802: Duties of agritourism program.

The agritourism program shall perform all duties necessary to carry out the purposes of

KRS 247.800 to 247.810, including but not limited to:

(1) Coordinating efforts to educate the general public about the importance of

Kentucky's agricultural heritage and industry;

(2) Providing support, education, and resource materials for all interested persons, to

include but not be limited to existing Kentucky agritourism businesses, displaced

tobacco farmers and others engaged in agribusiness within the state, and o ther

Kentuckians with the intent of developing an agritourism business. The agritourism

program shall provide this assistance in the following areas, to include but not be

limited to:

(a) Agritourism opportunities, networks, product development, and

entrepreneurship;

(b) Agritourism funding opportunities, including but not limited to grants, loans,

and partnerships; and

(c) Insurance and infrastructure concerns of the agritourism industry;

(3) Working and partnering with federal, state, and local organizati ons to carry out the

purposes of KRS 247.800 to 247.810;

(4) Reporting to the Agritourism Advisory Council, as created in KRS 247.804,

annually or at the request of the chair; and

(5) Considering the recommendations of the Agritourism Advisory Council, in

accordance with KRS 247.806(2).