Section 35-3-107 - Powers and duties of state agency(1) The department shall utilize such available services and assistance of other state agencies and of voluntary county and community committees and associations of agricultural producers as it determines to be necessary or calculated to assist substantially in the effective administration of this article.(2) The department has authority to make such rules and regulations, consistent with the provisions of this article, and to do any and all other acts consistent with the provisions of this article, which it finds to be necessary or proper for the effective administration of this article.(3) The department has the authority to obtain, by lease or purchase, such equipment, office accommodations, facilities, services, and supplies, and to employ, pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, such technical or legal experts or assistants and such other employees, including clerical and stenographic help, as it determines to be necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this article, and to determine the qualifications, duties, and compensation of such experts, assistants, and other employees.(4) All other agencies of this state are authorized to assist said department in carrying out the provisions of this article, upon written request of the department, in any manner determined by the department to be necessary or appropriate for the effective administration of this article.L. 37: p. 263, § 7. CSA: C. 5, § 67. CRS 53: § 6-3-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 6-3-7. For rule-making procedures, see article 4 of title 24 ; for the state personnel system, see § 13 of article XII of the state constitution.