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HI SR161
Resolution
AI Summary
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Department of Agriculture is requested to develop and implement a certification process for privately-owned and operated plant quarantine facilities in Hawaii.
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Private facilities would increase the State's plant quarantine capacity to allow importation of rust-resistant coffee plant varieties to combat coffee leaf rust disease affecting Hawaii's coffee industry.
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Current state restrictions limit movement of coffee plants between islands to prevent spread of coffee leaf rust, which is identified as a devastating fungal pathogen threatening the coffee industry.
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A certified copy of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Develop And Implement A Process To Certify Privately-owned And Operated Plant Quarantine Facilities.
Department of Agriculture
Last Action
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06/06/22.
6/6/2022