KRS 260.038: Organic certification fund.

(1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a separate trust and agency account

to be known as the "organic certification fund" to be administered by the

Department of Agriculture for the purposes provided in this section. Any moneys

accruing to this fund in any fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward to

the next fiscal year.

(2) (a) Any moneys deposited in the fund shall be used to provide for a portion of the

operating costs of the Organic Agricultural Product Certification Program

required under KRS 260.030;

(b) Any moneys received from the collection of certification fees from the

Organic Agricultural Product Certification Program shall be deposited in the

fund; and

(c) The fund may receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds.