KRS 257.030: Powers of board.

The board may:

(1) Cooperate with universities and other entities in conducting the necessary scientific

investigations relating to the cause, nature, prevention, and treatment of

communicable diseases of livestock, poultry, and fish;

(2) Establish, maintain, and enforce any quarantine and other measures as it deems

necessary in controlling the movement of livestock, poultry, and fish into, through,

or within the state;

(3) Order and enforce the cleaning and disinfection of premises and all articles and

materials by which com municable diseases may be transmitted, and the destruction

of diseased and exposed animals and all property and materials, as may be

necessary in the eradication of disease;

(4) Adopt, issue, and enforce administrative regulations necessary for the proper

administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and for the

accomplishment of the purposes intended to be accomplished by this chapter.

Administrative regulations falling within the scope of KRS 257.196 shall be

adopted, issued, and enforced in conformity with that section; and

(5) Employ necessary scientific, field, stenographic, and clerical assistants and fix their

salaries.