(1) The commissioner is authorized, after opportunity for hearing and in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., to promulgate appropriate rules and regulations concerning:
Payment of costs by landowners and lessees, APHIS, and the governor's agriculturalemergency and disaster fund;
Procedures for awarding contracts for grasshopper and range caterpillar control operations, which procedures shall follow as nearly as practicable the procedures for awarding contracts of the department of personnel, the terms and conditions of such contracts, bonding requirements, and qualifications of those contracting to do the control work;
Methods and materials of control to be used in grasshopper and range caterpillarcontrol operations;
Protection of the environment, businesses, and industries located in grasshopper andrange caterpillar control districts.
(2) The commissioner is further empowered to make and publish such reasonable rules and regulations as are proper and necessary to put into effect the provisions of this article.
Source: L. 77: Entire section added, p. 1580, § 7, effective June 4. L. 95: (1)(b) amended, p. 666, § 104, effective July 1.