13:1B-15.166 Responsibilities of department.

5. a. The department shall:

(1) Establish criteria for the development and maintenance of monarch butterfly waystations on State-owned lands;

(2) Develop a packet of information and instructions and, within the limits of funds made available therefor, provide seeds and other planting materials, for use by program volunteers in developing and maintaining monarch butterfly waystations in accordance with this act;

(3) Coordinate with program volunteers, public interest organizations, and appropriate State and local government officials to arrange for the development and maintenance of monarch butterfly waystations on State-owned lands throughout the State;

(4) Advertise and promote the "Adopt a Monarch Butterfly Waystation" program, and develop and utilize such slogans, symbols, and mascots as the department may deem appropriate for such purposes;

(5) In consultation with the Department of Education and citizen, educational, and environmental groups, prepare educational materials on the decline in the monarch butterfly population and the ways in which all residents can create and conserve monarch butterfly habitats, and distribute these educational materials to school districts and public interest organizations;

(6) Create and maintain a list of forests, gardens, parks, and other State-owned lands where development of monarch butterfly waystations would be both beneficial and feasible, and would not substantially interfere with any other uses of the land; and

(7) Issue to each program volunteer an adoption certificate and, within the limits of funds made available therefor, provide a sign indicating the name of the participating group, organization, business, or individual for placement, if not otherwise prohibited by law or municipal ordinance, at an appropriate point on the monarch butterfly waystation, or at such other point as the department may prescribe.

b. The department may charge program volunteers a reasonable fee to cover the reasonable costs of any information and instruction packets, seeds and other planting materials, certificates, and signs distributed.

L.2017, c.250, s.5.