Expenditures authorized

The department may make expenditures to:

(1) purchase equipment, materials, supplies, and personal services that are necessary to execute the functions imposed on it by this part;

(2) obtain data on vertebrate pesticide registration and research information on alternative vertebrate pest management techniques;

(3) conduct research or evaluation studies;

(4) enter contracts with individuals, universities, other states, state or federal agencies, or other entities it considers appropriate to conduct vertebrate pest management projects;

(5) maintain and support registration of current rodenticides such as compound 1080, strychnine, and zinc phosphide;

(6) seek registration of alternative rodenticides;

(7) develop and implement new vertebrate pest management methods and crop damage assessment techniques;

(8) support vertebrate pest management research and evaluation projects;

(9) educate the agricultural community regarding vertebrate pest management problems and needs;

(10) educate the general public regarding vertebrate pest concerns and the need for vertebrate pest management; and

(11) perform any other related activities.