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HI HB632

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/24/2011

Primary Sponsor

Cindy Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds "Board of Agriculture" definition to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 152-1
  • Grants the Board of Agriculture authority to designate plant species as noxious weeds following specific criteria and procedures, in addition to existing Department authority
  • Requires both the Department and Board to publish and provide their respective lists of noxious weeds to interested persons
  • Establishes five criteria categories for Board designation: plant reproduction characteristics, growth characteristics, detrimental effects, control difficulty, and distribution/spread patterns
  • Requires a two-thirds majority vote of Board members present and voting at a meeting with quorum to designate or rescind noxious weed designations

Legislative Description

Noxious Weed Control; Noxious Weed List; Board of Agriculture

Last Action

(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.

2/16/2011

Committee Referrals

Agriculture1/24/2011

Full Bill Text

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