{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-52-10","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-52-10","heading":"Seed commissioner - Duties","body":"The seed commissioner shall:\n1.Manage the seed department;\n2.Provide, equip, and maintain offices, laboratories, and any other facilities necessary to carry out this chapter, subject to the approval of the seed commission;\n3.Employ and compensate necessary personnel;\n4.Permit North Dakota state university to use the seed department facilities and the services of the seed department laboratories at convenient times;\n5.a.Determine the nature and size of any seed and plant samples required by the seed department in order to conduct official tests or make official determinations; and\nb.Prescribe the manner in which the seed and plant samples are to be obtained and delivered to the seed department;\n6.Provide commodity inspection services upon request;\n7.Establish and charge fees for services, subject to the approval of the seed commission;\n8.Provide periodic reports to the seed commission regarding the management and operation of the seed department;\n9.Recommend to the seed commission the annual budget and annual salary schedules for the seed department;\n10.Do all things necessary to enforce the chapters over which the commissioner has authority and the rules implementing those chapters; and\n11.Perform any other duties as directed by the seed commission.","path":["Title 4.1 Agriculture","Chapter 4.1-52 Seed Department And Seed Commission"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c52.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"59da8e9272b4468eea058d6c1b5fd2f1c93513a9cc9aeade27bd267a30d82fc0","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-52-09","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-52-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}