Within the meaning of 6 V.S.A. § 981, Article VI(b) or Article VIII(a), a request or application for assistance from the Insurance Fund may be made by the Secretary of agriculture, Food and Markets or designee whenever in his or her judgment the conditions qualifying this State for such assistance exist and it would be in the best interest of this State to make such request. (Added 2009, No. 8, § 2.)