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(a) The Department of Agriculture shall have the power and its duties shall be:
(1) To exercise the powers and duties and perform the duties by law heretofore vested in and imposed upon the Department of Environmental Resources under the act of June 23, 1978 (P.L. 537, No. 93), 1 known as the “Seasonal Farm Labor Act.”
(2) To exercise the powers and perform the duties authorized or imposed upon the Environmental Hearing Board in the “Seasonal Farm Labor Act.”
(3) To enforce the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Ch. 177 (relating to seasonal farm labor camps) with the same force and effect as though the regulations were promulgated by the Department of Agriculture under the “Seasonal Farm Labor Act.”
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall have the power and the secretary's duty shall be:
(1) To exercise the powers and perform the duties imposed upon the Secretary of Environmental Resources in Chapter 3 of the “Seasonal Farm Labor Act.”
(2) To exercise the powers and duties vested by law and imposed upon the Environmental Quality Board as specifically set forth in the “Seasonal Farm Labor Act.”
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 455. Seasonal farm labor (Adm. Code § 1715) - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-71-ps-state-government/pa-st-sect-71-455/
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