STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1566

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 138
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B.
No. 138, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL GOODS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to provide ownership and
certification requirements for agricultural goods and
commodities.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Department of Agriculture, the Pineapple Growers Association of
Hawaii, the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, and the Hawaii
Farm Bureau Federation.

     Your Committee finds that not only is the theft of
agricultural goods a major problem in Hawaii, but it is also
increasing at alarming rates each year.  This measure, in
providing for ownership requirements for agricultural
commodities, also gives authority to county police to inspect the
transportation of these commodities to verify proper ownership.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B.
No. 138, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third
Reading.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary,



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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