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Invasive-species bills expose gaps in inspection capacity; committee rolls SB 2760 to give Department time to revise testimony
Summary
During a joint Senate hearing Feb. 11, legislators pressed the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity on limited inspection capacity for nonagricultural imports and asked the department to resubmit testimony; decision-making on SB 2760 was rolled to Feb. 13 for further agency revision.
Senators and agency officials debated invasive-species enforcement and inspection capacity at a Feb. 11 joint hearing of the Hawaii State Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection and Agriculture/Energy/Natural Resources committees.
Patrick Chi of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) supported SB 2760, which would expand DAB's authority to inspect and administratively quarantine items infested with pests, clarify liability for economic loss, and extend the effective period for interim rules to two years. Stephanie Easley of…
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