{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15338","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 15338","heading":"Suppression of animal and plant disease.","body":"(a) Appropriations.--The county commissioners may make appropriations from county money and cooperate with the Department of Agriculture, for the purpose of controlling and suppressing:\n(1) dangerous transmissible diseases of domestic animals;\n(2) dangerous plant diseases;\n(3) insect pests; and\n(4) diseases of honeybees.\n(b) Agreements.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, the county commissioners may enter into agreements with the Department of Agriculture concerning terms, rules, regulations and practices for conducting the work.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 153 SPECIAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER E ANIMAL AND PLANT HUSBANDRY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=153\u0026sctn=38\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"dd8354ee24ce2f77a89a5303b9f23a0ebe89e8bd55844c7df1bd2665aebd0b7e","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15337","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-15339"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}