Bill Text: HI HB201 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Invasive Species.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-09 - Act 197, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1299). [HB201 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-HB201-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to invasive species.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 194-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) Whenever any invasive species identified by
the council for control or eradication is [found]:
(1) Found on
private property[,]; or
(2) Reasonably
suspected to be on private property, based on the results of systematic surveys
or reports or proximity to known populations,
regardless of whether the presence of the invasive species is due to natural dispersal from neighboring or nearby properties or to intentional establishment by the owner, tenant, or occupant of the property, a department or applicable county, or its employees or authorized agents may enter the premises to control or eradicate the invasive species after reasonable notice is given to the owner of the property and, if entry is refused, pursuant to the court order in subsection (d)."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Invasive Species; Private Property; Entry; Reasonable Suspicion
Description:
Clarifies that state, county, and authorized agents' authority to enter private property to control and eradicate invasive species also applies when there is a reasonable suspicion that invasive species are present on that property.
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