REPORT TITLE:
Plant and Non-Domestic Animal
Quarantine


DESCRIPTION:
This bill facilitates the importation of microorganisms by
deleting the list of prohibited microorganisms.  Creating a list
of selct human pathogens that do not require a permit to enter
the State.  Authorizing the Department of Agriculture to
determine the risk level for unlisted microorganisms requests.
Authorizing the Department to issue an emergency permit for the
importation of listed and unlisted microorganisms.  Deleting the
repeal of Part V, Hawaii Revised Statutes pertaining to the
certified importers of microorganisms. (SB3199 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           S.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO PLANT AND NON-DOMESTIC ANIMAL QUARANTINE.


BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 150A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by adding seven new sections to part II to be
 
 3 appropriately designated and to read as follows
 
 4      "§150A-      Plant import.  (a)  The board shall maintain a
 
 5 list of restricted plants that require a permit for entry into
 
 6 the State.  Restricted plants shall not be imported into the
 
 7 State without a permit issued pursuant to rules.
 
 8      (b)  The department shall designate, by rule, as restricted
 
 9 plants, specific plants that spread or may be likely to spread an
 
10 infestation or infection of an insect, pest, or disease that is
 
11 detrimental or potentially harmful to agriculture, horticulture,
 
12 the environment, animal health, or public health.  In addition,
 
13 plant species designated by rule as noxious weeds are designated
 
14 as restricted plants.
 
15    §150A-      Animal import.  The board shall maintain:
 
16      (1)  A list of conditionally approved animals that require a
 
17           permit for import into the State;
 
18      (2)  A list of restricted animals that require a permit for
 
19           both import into the State and possession; and
 

 
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 1      (3)  A list of animals that are prohibited entry into the
 
 2           State;
 
 3 provided that the board shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter
 
 4 91, to establish an ad hoc panel of no fewer than three members
 
 5 with applicable expertise in vertebrate biology to identify
 
 6 whether an animal is a prohibited hybrid animal when the
 
 7 department suspects that the lineage of the animal is not as
 
 8 stated by the owner or on other official documents.
 
 9      Animals on the lists of conditionally approved and
 
10 restricted animals shall be imported only by permit.  Any animal
 
11 that is not on the lists of conditionally approved, restricted,
 
12 or prohibited animals shall be prohibited until the board's
 
13 review and determination for placement on one of these lists;
 
14 provided that the department may issue a special permit on a
 
15 case-by-case basis for the importation and possession of an
 
16 animal that is not on the lists of prohibited, restricted, or
 
17 conditionally approved animals, for the purpose of remediating
 
18 medical emergencies or agricultural or ecological disasters, or
 
19 conducting medical or scientific research in a manner that the
 
20 animal will not be detrimental to agriculture, the environment,
 
21 or humans, if the importer of the animal can meet permit
 
22 requirements as determined by the board; and provided further
 
23 that the department may issue a short-term special permit on a
 

 
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 1 case-by-case basis not to exceed ninety days for the importation
 
 2 and possession of an animal that is not on the lists of
 
 3 prohibited, restricted, or conditionally approved animals for the
 
 4 purpose of filming, performance, or exhibition, if the importer
 
 5 of the animal can meet permit and bonding requirements as
 
 6 determined by the board.
 
 7      §150A-      Microorganism import.  (a)  The board shall
 
 8 maintain:
 
 9      (1)  A list of nonrestricted microorganisms allowed entry
 
10           into the State without a permit;
 
11      (2)  A list of restricted microorganisms that require a
 
12           permit for import into the State and possession; and
 
13      (3)  A list of microorganisms that are select human
 
14           pathogens allowed entry into the State without a permit
 
15           but which require the department to notify the
 
16           department of health of entry for the purpose of
 
17           possible department of health inspection and
 
18           monitoring.
 
19 Import microorganisms on these lists, as well as import of any
 
20 unlisted microorganism, shall be subject to the notification,
 
21 labeling, and inspection requirements of section 150A-5, and is
 
22 allowed only as provided herein.
 

 
 
 
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 1      (b)  Import of a microorganism on the restricted list of
 
 2 microorganisms shall be by permit issued pursuant to rules and
 
 3 subject to conditions established by rules; provided that, if the
 
 4 department in its discretion determines that import of a
 
 5 microorganism on the restricted list or the microorganism's
 
 6 proposed use presents a high risk to agriculture, horticulture,
 
 7 the environment, animal health, or public health, the import
 
 8 request shall be subject to advisory committee review and board
 
 9 approval, including a determination that the importer is able to
 
10 comply with conditions established by the board, before a permit
 
11 may be issued.
 
12      (c)  Import and possession of an unlisted microorganism may
 
13 be allowed based on the department's determination of the level
 
14 of risk presented by the import, including its proposed use, to
 
15 agriculture, horticulture, the environment, animal health, or
 
16 public health, the method of import being either a letter of
 
17 authorization or special permit issued by the department, without
 
18 advisory committee review or board approval, or, alternatively, a
 
19 special permit issued by the department subsequent to advisory
 
20 committee review and board approval, according to risk level as
 
21 provided by rule; and provided further that, in the latter
 
22 instance, the importer is able to comply with conditions
 
23 established by the board.
 

 
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 1      (d)  The department may issue an emergency permit on a case-
 
 2 by-case basis to a state or federal agency or state university to
 
 3 allow import and possession of a microorganism on the list of
 
 4 restricted microorganisms or an unlisted microorganism for the
 
 5 purpose of remediating any emergency or disaster affecting
 
 6 agriculture, horticulture, the environment, animal health, or
 
 7 public health; provided that:
 
 8      (1)  The board, without advisory committee review, first
 
 9           obtains advice from qualified persons with relevant
 
10           expertise;
 
11      (2)  The board determines that import in less time than is
 
12           required for issuance of a special permit under
 
13           subsections (b) and (c) as applicable, is necessary to
 
14           remediate the emergency or disaster; and
 
15      (3)  The importer is able to meet conditions established by
 
16           the board;
 
17      (e)  Microbial products may be imported as follows:
 
18      (1)  Microbial products containing certain strains of
 
19           microorganisms on the nonrestricted list of
 
20           microorganisms, as identified by rule, may enter the
 
21           State without a permit but shall not be imported
 
22           without a registration issued pursuant to rules.
 

 
 
 
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 1           Import of an unregistered microbial product required to
 
 2           be registered with the department is a violation of
 
 3           this section; and
 
 4      (2)  Import of microbial products other than those products
 
 5           required to be registered pursuant to paragraph (1)
 
 6           shall be by permit, as provided in subsections (b) and
 
 7           (c) as applicable.
 
 8      §150A-      Permit requirement.  Except as otherwise
 
 9 provided in this part, all permits referenced in section
 
10 150A-   through 150A-    shall be issued pursuant to rules.  Any
 
11 violation of conditions listed on the permits shall be a
 
12 violation of this section.
 
13      §150A-      Exception to prohibition against possession,
 
14 etc.  No person shall possess, propagate, sell, transfer, or
 
15 harbor any animal included on the list of prohibited animals
 
16 maintained by the board under this section, except as allowed by
 
17 the board upon a determination that the species:
 
18      (1)  Was initially permitted entry and later prohibited
 
19           entry into the State; or
 
20      (2)  Was continually prohibited but unlawfully introduced
 
21           and is currently established in the State; and
 
22      (3)  Is not significantly harmful to agriculture,
 
23           horticulture, animal health, or public health, and the
 
24           environment.
 

 
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 1 Under the circumstances described in this subsection, the board
 
 2 may permit possession of the individual animal through its
 
 3 registration with the department while still prohibiting the same
 
 4 species of animal from importation, propagation, transfer, and
 
 5 sale.
 
 6      §150A-      Import lists amendment.  Without regard to the
 
 7 notice and public hearing requirements of chapter 91, the board
 
 8 may adopt rules to make additions to or deletions from the lists
 
 9 required to be maintained in sections 150A-     through
 
10 150A-      ; provided that the board shall adopt rules pursuant
 
11 to chapter 91 to establish methods to obtain public input and to
 
12 notify the public as to any additions to or deletions from the
 
13 lists required under sections 150A-      through 150A-     .
 
14      §150A-      Permit revolving fund.  (a)  There is
 
15 established in the state treasury the permit revolving fund that
 
16 shall be administered by the department for the purposes of this
 
17 section.  The permit revolving fund shall consist of:
 
18      (1)  Legislative appropriations to the permit revolving
 
19           fund;
 
20      (2)  User fees as authorized by rule;
 
21      (3)  All interest earned on or accrued to moneys deposited
 
22           in the permit revolving fund;
 
23      (4)  Grants and gifts to the permit revolving fund; and
 

 
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 1      (5)  Any other moneys made available to the permit revolving
 
 2           fund from other sources.
 
 3      (b)  The department shall expend moneys in the permit
 
 4 revolving fund to:
 
 5      (1)  Facilitate the processing and issuance of permits;
 
 6      (2)  Amend lists of creatures prohibited or allowed for
 
 7           import;
 
 8      (3)  Comply with monitoring activities;
 
 9      (4)  Train personnel, provide educational workshops,
 
10           materials, and equipment; and
 
11      (5)  Any other purpose deemed necessary to carry out the
 
12           purposes of this part."
 
13      SECTION 2.  Section 150A-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
14 amended by adding two new definitions to be appropriately
 
15 inserted and to read as follows:
 
16      ""Microbial product" means any product manufactured with
 
17 known cultures of microorganisms for the purpose of
 
18 bioremediation or bioaugmentation, including products such as
 
19 microbial pesticides.
 
20      "Unlisted microorganism" means any microorganism not on the
 
21 lists of nonrestricted or restricted microorganism or on the list
 
22 of select human pathogen microorganism."
 

 
 
 
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 1      SECTION 3.  Section 150A-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "§150A-5 Conditions of importation.  The importation into
 
 4 the State of any of the following articles, viz., nursery-stock,
 
 5 tree, shrub, herb, vine, cut-flower, cutting, graft, scion, bud,
 
 6 seed, leaf, root, or rhizome; nut, fruit, or vegetable; grain,
 
 7 cereal, or legume in the natural or raw state; moss, hay, straw,
 
 8 dry-grass, or other forage; unmanufactured log, limb, or timber,
 
 9 or any other plant-growth or plant-product, unprocessed or in the
 
10 raw state; soil; [bacteria, fungus, or virus;] microorganisms;
 
11 live bird, reptile, nematode, insect, or any other animal in any
 
12 stage of development (that is in addition to the so-called
 
13 domestic animal, the quarantine of which is provided for in
 
14 chapter 142); box, vehicle, baggage, or any other container in
 
15 which such articles have been transported or any packing material
 
16 used in connection therewith shall be made in the manner
 
17 hereinafter set forth:
 
18      (1)  Notification of arrival.  Any person who receives for
 
19           transport or brings or causes to be brought to the
 
20           State as freight, air freight, baggage, or otherwise,
 
21           for the purpose of debarkation or entry therein, or as
 
22           ship's stores, any of the foregoing articles, shall,
 
23           immediately upon the arrival thereof, notify the
 

 
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 1           department, in writing, of the arrival, giving the
 
 2           waybill number, container number, name and address of
 
 3           the consignor, name and address of the consignee or the
 
 4           consignee's agent in the State, marks, number of
 
 5           packages, description of contents of each package, port
 
 6           at which laden, and any other information that may be
 
 7           necessary to locate or identify the same, and shall
 
 8           hold such articles at the pier, airport, or any other
 
 9           place where they are first received or discharged, in
 
10           such a manner that they will not spread or be likely to
 
11           spread any infestation or infection of insects or
 
12           diseases that may be present until inspection and
 
13           examination can be made by the inspector to determine
 
14           whether or not any article, or any portion thereof, is
 
15           infested or infected with or contains any pest.  In
 
16           addition, the department by rules shall designate
 
17           restricted articles that shall require a permit from
 
18           the department in advance of importation[.] and shall
 
19           designate other articles that shall require a
 
20           department letter of authorization or registration in
 
21           advance of importation.  The restricted articles shall
 
22           include[,] but not be limited to[, fungi, bacteria,
 

 
 
 
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 1           virus,] certain microorganisms or living insects.
 
 2           Failure to obtain the permit, letter of authorization,
 
 3           or registration in advance is a violation of this
 
 4           section.
 
 5      (2)  Individual passengers, officers, and crew.
 
 6           (A)  It shall be the responsibility of the
 
 7                transportation company to distribute, prior to the
 
 8                debarkation of passengers and baggage, the State
 
 9                of Hawaii plant and animal declaration form to
 
10                each passenger, officer, and crew member of any
 
11                aircraft or vessel originating in the continental
 
12                United States or its possessions or from any other
 
13                area not under the jurisdiction of the appropriate
 
14                federal agency in order that the passenger,
 
15                officer, or crew member can comply with the
 
16                directions and requirements appearing thereon.
 
17                All passengers, officers, and crew members,
 
18                whether or not they are bringing or causing to be
 
19                brought for entry into the State the articles
 
20                listed on the form, shall complete the
 
21                declaration, except that one adult member of a
 
22                family may complete the declaration for other
 
23                family members.  Any person who defaces the
 

 
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 1                declaration form required under this section,
 
 2                gives false information, fails to declare
 
 3                restricted articles in the person's possession or
 
 4                baggage, or fails to declare in cargo manifests is
 
 5                in violation of this section.
 
 6           (B)  Completed forms shall be collected by the
 
 7                transportation company and be delivered,
 
 8                immediately upon arrival, to the inspector at the
 
 9                first airport or seaport of arrival.  Failure to
 
10                distribute or collect declaration forms or to
 
11                immediately deliver completed forms is a violation
 
12                of this section.
 
13           (C)  It shall be the responsibility of the officers and
 
14                crew of an aircraft or vessel originating in the
 
15                continental United States or its possessions or
 
16                from any other area not under the jurisdiction of
 
17                the appropriate federal agency to immediately
 
18                report all sightings of any plants and animals to
 
19                the plant quarantine branch.  Failure to comply
 
20                with this requirement is a violation of this
 
21                section.
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 1      (3)  Plant and animal declaration form.  The form shall
 
 2           include directions for declaring domestic and other
 
 3           animals cited in chapter 142, in addition to the
 
 4           articles enumerated in this chapter.
 
 5      (4)  Labels.  Each container in which any of the above-
 
 6           mentioned articles are imported into the State shall be
 
 7           plainly and legibly marked, in a conspicuous manner and
 
 8           place, with the name and address of the shipper or
 
 9           owner forwarding or shipping the same, the name or mark
 
10           of the person to whom the same is forwarded or shipped
 
11           or the person's agent, the name of the country, state,
 
12           or territory and locality therein where the product was
 
13           grown or produced, and a statement of the contents of
 
14           the container.  Upon failure to comply with this
 
15           paragraph, the importer or carrier is in violation of
 
16           this section.
 
17      (5)  Authority to inspect.  Whenever the inspector has good
 
18           cause to believe that the provisions of this chapter
 
19           are being violated, the inspector may:
 
20           (A)  Enter and inspect any aircraft, vessel, or other
 
21                carrier at any time after its arrival within the
 
22                boundaries of the State, whether offshore, at the
 
23                pier, or at the airport, for the purpose of
 

 
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 1                determining whether any of the articles or pests
 
 2                enumerated in this chapter or rules adopted
 
 3                thereto, is present.
 
 4           (B)  Enter into or upon any pier, warehouse, airport,
 
 5                or any other place in the State where any of the
 
 6                above-mentioned articles are moved or stored, for
 
 7                the purpose of ascertaining, by inspection and
 
 8                examination, whether or not any of the articles is
 
 9                infested or infected with any pest or disease or
 
10                contaminated with soil or contains prohibited
 
11                plants or animals.
 
12           (C)  Inspect any baggage or personal effects of
 
13                disembarking passengers, officers, and crew
 
14                members on aircraft or vessels arriving in the
 
15                State to ascertain if they contain any of the
 
16                articles or pests enumerated in this chapter.  No
 
17                baggage or other personal effects of the
 
18                passengers or crew members shall be released until
 
19                the baggage or effects have been passed.
 
20                Baggage or cargo inspection shall be made at the
 
21           discretion of the inspector, on the pier, vessel, or
 
22           aircraft or in any quarantine or inspection area.
 

 
 
 
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 1                Whenever the inspector has good cause to believe
 
 2           that the provisions of this chapter are being violated,
 
 3           the inspector may require that any box, package,
 
 4           suitcase, or any other container carried as ship's
 
 5           stores, cargo, or otherwise by any vessel or aircraft
 
 6           moving between the continental United States and Hawaii
 
 7           or between the Hawaiian Islands, be opened for
 
 8           inspection to determine whether any article or pest
 
 9           prohibited by this chapter or by rules adopted pursuant
 
10           thereto is present.  It is a violation of this section
 
11           if any prohibited article or any pest or any plant,
 
12           fruit, or vegetable infested with plant pests is found.
 
13      (6)  Request for importation and inspection.  In addition to
 
14           requirements of the United States customs authorities
 
15           concerning invoices or other formalities incident to
 
16           importations into the State, the importer shall be
 
17           required to file a written statement with the
 
18           department, signed by the importer or the importer's
 
19           agent, setting forth the importer's desire to import
 
20           certain of the above-mentioned articles into the State
 
21           and giving the following additional information:  the
 
22           kind (scientific name), quantity, and description; the
 
23           locality where same were grown or produced; the
 

 
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 1           certification that all animals to be imported are the
 
 2           progeny of captive populations or have been held in
 
 3           captivity for a period of one year immediately prior to
 
 4           importation or have been specifically approved for
 
 5           importation by the board; the port from which the same
 
 6           were last shipped; the name of the shipper; and the
 
 7           name of the consignee.  The statement shall also
 
 8           contain:
 
 9           (A)  A request that the department, by its duly
 
10                authorized agent, examine the articles described;
 
11           (B)  An agreement by the importer to be responsible for
 
12                all costs, charges, or expenses; and
 
13           (C)  A waiver of all claims for damages incident to the
 
14                inspection or the fumigation, disinfection,
 
15                quarantine, or destruction of the articles, or any
 
16                of them, as hereinafter provided, if any treatment
 
17                is deemed necessary.
 
18                Failure or refusal to file a statement, including
 
19           the agreement and waiver, is a violation of this
 
20           section and may, in the discretion of the department,
 
21           be sufficient cause for refusing to permit the entry of
 
22           the articles into the State.
 

 
 
 
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 1      (7)  Place of inspection.  If, in the judgment of the
 
 2           inspector, it is deemed necessary or advisable to move
 
 3           any of the above-mentioned articles, or any portion
 
 4           thereof, to a place more suitable for inspection than
 
 5           the pier, airport, or any other place where they are
 
 6           first received or discharged, the inspector is
 
 7           authorized to do so.  All costs and expenses incident
 
 8           to the movement and transportation of the articles to
 
 9           such place shall be borne by the importer or the
 
10           importer's agent.
 
11      (8)  Disinfection or quarantine.  If, upon inspection, any
 
12           article so received or brought into the State for the
 
13           purpose of debarkation or entry therein is found to be
 
14           infested or infected or there is reasonable cause to
 
15           presume that it is infested or infected and the
 
16           infestation or infection can, in the judgment of the
 
17           inspector, be eradicated, a treatment shall be given
 
18           such article.  The treatment shall be at the expense of
 
19           the owner or the owner's agent, and the treatment shall
 
20           be as prescribed by the department.  The article shall
 
21           be held in quarantine at the expense of the owner or
 
22           the owner's agent at a satisfactory place approved by
 
23           the department for a sufficient length of time to
 

 
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 1           determine that eradication has been accomplished.  If
 
 2           the infestation or infection is of such nature or
 
 3           extent that it cannot be effectively and completely
 
 4           eradicated, or if it is a potentially destructive pest
 
 5           or it is not widespread in the State, or after
 
 6           treatment it is determined that the infestation or
 
 7           infection is not completely eradicated, or if the owner
 
 8           or the owner's agent refuses to allow the article to be
 
 9           treated or to be responsible for the cost of treatment
 
10           and quarantine, the article, or any portion thereof,
 
11           together with all packing and containers, may, at the
 
12           discretion of the inspector, be destroyed or sent out
 
13           of the State at the expense of the owner or the owner's
 
14           agent.  Such destruction or exclusion shall not be made
 
15           the basis of a claim against the department or the
 
16           inspector for damage or loss incurred.
 
17      (9)  Disposition.  Upon completion of inspection, either at
 
18           the time of arrival or at any time thereafter should
 
19           any article be held for inspection, treatment, or
 
20           quarantine, the inspector shall affix to the article or
 
21           the container or to the delivery order in a conspicuous
 
22           place thereon, a tag, label, or stamp to indicate that
 

 
 
 
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 1           the article has been inspected and passed.  This action
 
 2           shall constitute a permit to bring the article into the
 
 3           State.
 
 4     (10)  Ports of entry.  None of the articles mentioned in this
 
 5           section shall be allowed entry into the State except
 
 6           through the airports and seaports in the State
 
 7           designated and approved by the board."
 
 8     SECTION 4.  Section 150A-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 9 amended to read as follows:
 
10     "§150A-6  Soil, plants, animals, etc., importation or
 
11 possession prohibited.  [(a)]  No person shall transport, receive
 
12 for transport, or cause to be transported to the State, for the
 
13 purpose of debarkation or entry thereinto, any of the following:
 
14     (1)   Soil; provided that limited [[]quantities[]] of soil
 
15           may be imported into the State for experimental or
 
16           other scientific purposes under permit with conditions
 
17           prescribed by the department;
 
18     (2)   Rocks, plants, plant products, or any article with soil
 
19           adhering thereto;
 
20     (3)   Any live snake, flying fox, fruit bat, Gila monster,
 
21           injurious insect, or eels of the order Anguilliformes,
 
22           or any other animal, plant, or microorganism in any
 
23           stage of development that is detrimental or potentially
 

 
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 1           harmful to agriculture, horticulture, animal or public
 
 2           health, or natural resources, including native biota,
 
 3           or has an adverse effect on the environment as
 
 4           determined by the board, except as provided in this
 
 5           chapter and except that, notwithstanding the list of
 
 6           animals prohibited entry into the State, the department
 
 7           may bring into and maintain in the State one live,
 
 8           sterile brown tree snake of the male sex for the
 
 9           purpose of research or training of snake detector dogs,
 
10           and, further, that a government agency may bring into
 
11           and maintain in the State not more than two live,
 
12           nonvenomous snakes of the male sex solely for the
 
13           purpose of exhibition in a government zoo, but only
 
14           after:
 
15           (A)  The board is presented with satisfactory evidence
 
16                that the sex of the snakes was established to be
 
17                male prior to the shipment; and
 
18           (B)  The [[]board[]] gives written approval conditioned
 
19                upon such terms as the board may deem necessary,
 
20                which terms shall include measures to assure the
 
21                prevention of escape, continuing supervision and
 
22                control by the board with respect to any
 

 
 
 
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 1                department import under this paragraph, and the
 
 2                manner in which the snakes shall be disposed of or
 
 3                destroyed.
 
 4           In case of the death of one or more snakes, the
 
 5           department or government agency may import and maintain
 
 6           replacements subject to the conditions described in
 
 7           this paragraph; and
 
 8     (4)   Any live or dead honey bees, or used bee equipment that
 
 9           is not certified by the department to be free of pests;
 
10           provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be
 
11           construed to prohibit the importation of bee semen.
 
12     [(b)  The board shall maintain:
 
13     (1)   A list of conditionally approved animals that require a
 
14           permit for import into the State;
 
15     (2)   A list of restricted animals that require a permit for
 
16           both import into the State and possession; and
 
17     (3)   A list of animals that are prohibited entry into the
 
18           State;
 
19 provided that the board shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter
 
20 91, to establish an ad hoc panel of no fewer than three members
 
21 with applicable expertise in vertebrate biology to identify
 
22 whether an animal is a prohibited hybrid animal when the
 
23 department suspects that the lineage of the animal is not as
 
24 stated by the owner or on other official documents.
 

 
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 1     Animals on the lists of conditionally approved and restricted
 
 2 animals shall be imported only by permit.  Any animal that is not
 
 3 on the lists of conditionally approved, restricted, or prohibited
 
 4 animals shall be prohibited until the board's review and
 
 5 determination for placement on one of these lists; provided that
 
 6 the department may issue a special permit on a case-by-case basis
 
 7 for the importation and possession of an animal that is not on
 
 8 the lists of prohibited, restricted, or conditionally approved
 
 9 animals, for the purpose of remediating medical emergencies or
 
10 agricultural or ecological disasters, or conducting medical or
 
11 scientific research in a manner that the animal will not be
 
12 detrimental to agriculture, the environment, or humans if the
 
13 importer of the animal can meet permit requirements as determined
 
14 by the board; and provided further that the department may issue
 
15 a short-term special permit on a case-by-case basis not to exceed
 
16 ninety days for the importation and possession of an animal that
 
17 is not on the list of prohibited, restricted, or conditionally
 
18 approved animals for the purpose of filming, performance, or
 
19 exhibition if the importer of the animal can meet permit and
 
20 bonding requirements as determined by the board.
 
21     (c)  The board shall maintain:
 

 
 
 
 
 
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 1     (1)   A list of nonrestricted microorganisms allowed entry
 
 2           into the State without a permit but which are subject
 
 3           to the notification, labeling, and inspection
 
 4           requirements of section 150A-5;
 
 5     (2)   A list of restricted microorganisms that require a
 
 6           permit for import into the State and possession, except
 
 7           as otherwise provided in part V; and
 
 8     (3)   A list of microorganisms that are prohibited entry into
 
 9           the State, except that the department may issue an
 
10           emergency permit on a case-by-case basis to a state or
 
11           federal agency or state university for the import and
 
12           possession of a microorganism on the list of prohibited
 
13           microorganisms for the purpose of remediating medical
 
14           emergencies or agricultural or ecological disasters
 
15           pursuant to the board's determination that:
 
16           (A)  An emergency or disaster exists; and
 
17           (B)  The importer is able to meet permit requirements
 
18                consistent with Centers for Disease Control and
 
19                Prevention and National Institutes of Health
 
20                guidelines or other guidelines as determined by
 
21                the board.
 
22 No emergency permit may be issued until the board, without regard
 
23 to rule requirements for advisory review, obtains advice from
 
24 qualified persons with relevant expertise.
 

 
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 1     Except as otherwise provided in part V, any microorganism
 
 2 that is not on the lists of nonrestricted, restricted, or
 
 3 prohibited microorganisms may not enter the State until the
 
 4 board's review and determination for placement on one of those
 
 5 lists; provided that pending the listing by rule of an unlisted
 
 6 microorganism determined by the board to be allowed for import,
 
 7 the department may issue a special permit on a case-by-case basis
 
 8 for the import and possession of the microorganism for purposes
 
 9 approved by the board if the microorganism is to be used in a
 
10 manner that will not be detrimental to agriculture, horticulture,
 
11 the environment, animals, and humans, and if the importer is able
 
12 to meet conditions established by the board.
 
13     (d)  Except as otherwise provided herein, all permits
 
14 referenced in this section shall be issued pursuant to rules.
 
15 Any violation of the conditions listed on the permits shall be a
 
16 violation of this section.
 
17     (e)  The board shall maintain a list of restricted plants and
 
18 a list of prohibited plants.  Restricted plants shall not be
 
19 imported into the State without a permit issued pursuant to
 
20 rules, and any violation of the conditions listed on the permit
 
21 shall be a violation of this section.
 
22     The department of agriculture shall designate specific plants
 
23 that may spread or may be likely to spread an infestation or
 

 
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 1 infection of an insect, pest, or disease that is detrimental or
 
 2 potentially harmful to agriculture, horticulture, animal or
 
 3 public health, or natural resources including native biota, or
 
 4 may have an adverse effect on the environment as determined by
 
 5 the board.  These plants are to be designated by rule as
 
 6 restricted plants.  In addition, plant species designated by rule
 
 7 as noxious weeds are designated as restricted plants.
 
 8     (f)  No person shall possess, propagate, sell, transfer, or
 
 9 harbor any plant, animal, or microorganism included on the list
 
10 or lists of prohibited plants, animals, and microorganisms
 
11 maintained by the board under this section, except as allowed by
 
12 the board upon a determination that the species:
 
13     (1)   Was initially permitted entry and later prohibited
 
14           entry into the State; or
 
15     (2)   Was continually prohibited but unlawfully introduced
 
16           and is currently established in the State; and
 
17     (3)   Is not significantly harmful to agriculture,
 
18           horticulture, animal or public health, and the
 
19           environment.
 
20 Under the circumstances described in this subsection, the board
 
21 may permit possession of the individual plant, animal, or
 
22 microorganism through its registration with the department while
 
23 still prohibiting the same species of plant, animal, or
 
24 microorganism from importation, propagation, transfer, and sale.
 

 
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 1     (g)  Without regard to the notice and public hearing
 
 2 requirements of chapter 91, the board may adopt rules to make
 
 3 additions to or deletions from the lists required to be
 
 4 maintained in subsections (b), (c), and (e); provided that the
 
 5 board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to establish
 
 6 methods to obtain public input and to notify the public as to any
 
 7 additions to or deletions from the lists required under
 
 8 subsections (b), (c), and (e).]"
 
 9     SECTION 5.  Section 150A-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
10 amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
 
11     "(b)  It is a violation of [section 150A-6] this part to
 
12 bring to or possess in the State any living creature that is
 
13 prohibited[,] or restricted and without a permit issued by the
 
14 department, except as expressly provided in [that section or in
 
15 part V,] this part, and such a creature shall constitute
 
16 contraband and shall be seized immediately upon discovery
 
17 whenever found, and be destroyed, donated to a government zoo, or
 
18 sent out of the State, at the discretion of the department.  Any
 
19 expense or loss in connection therewith shall be borne by the
 
20 owner or the owner's agent."
 
21     SECTION 6.  Section 150A-7.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
22 amended to read as follows:
 

 
 
 
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 1      "§150A-7.5  User fees.  Fees may be assessed for the
 
 2 processing and issuance of permits issued by the department under
 
 3 this part [and], for inspections related to permit conditions,
 
 4 and for the registration of microbial products containing certain
 
 5 strains of microorganisms, as established by rule."              
 
 6      SECTION 7.  Section 150A-9.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 7 amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
 
 8      "(c)  Interim rules adopted by the department pursuant to
 
 9 this section shall be effective as stated by such rules; provided
 
10 that [any]:
 
11      (1)  Any interim rule shall be published at least once
 
12           statewide within [ten] twelve days of issuance; and
 
13           [provided further that no]
 
14      (2)  No interim rule shall be effective for more than one
 
15           hundred eighty days."
 
16      SECTION 8.  Section 150A-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
17 amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
 
18      "(a)  Any person who violates any provision of this chapter
 
19 other than sections 150A-5(2)(B), 150A-5(2)(C), 150A-6(a)(3) and
 
20 150A-6(a)(4) or who violates any rule adopted under this chapter
 
21 other than those rules involving [a plant,] an animal[, or
 
22 microorganism] that is prohibited or a plant, animal, or
 
23 microorganism that is restricted, without a permit shall be
 

 
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 1 guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than $100.  The
 
 2 provisions of section 706-640 notwithstanding, the maximum fine
 
 3 shall be $10,000.  For a second offense committed within five
 
 4 years of a prior offense, the person or organization shall be
 
 5 fined not less than $500 and not more than $25,000."
 
 6      SECTION 9.  Section 150A-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 7 amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
 
 8      "(c)  Notwithstanding section 706-640:
 
 9      (1)  Any person or organization that violates section
 
10           150A-6(a)(3) or 150A-6(a)(4), or owns or intentionally
 
11           transports, possesses, harbors, transfers, or causes
 
12           the importation of any snake or other prohibited animal
 
13           seized under section 150A-7(b), or whose violation
 
14           involves [a plant,] an animal[, or microorganism] that
 
15           is prohibited or a plant, animal, or microorganism that
 
16           is restricted, without a permit shall be guilty of a
 
17           [petty] misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less
 
18           than $5,000, but not more than $20,000; and
 
19      (2)  Any person or organization who intentionally
 
20           transports, harbors, or imports with the intent to
 
21           propagate, sell, or release any [plant,] animal[, or
 
22           microorganism] that is prohibited or any plant, animal,
 

 
 
 
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 1           or microorganism that is restricted, without a permit
 
 2           shall be guilty of a class C felony and subject to a
 
 3           fine of not less than $50,000, but not more than
 
 4           $200,000."
 
 5      SECTION 10.  Section 150A-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 6 amended by amending subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:
 
 7      "(f)  Any person or organization that voluntarily surrenders
 
 8 any prohibited [plant,] animal[, or microorganism] or any
 
 9 restricted plant, animal, or microorganism without a permit
 
10 issued by the department, prior to the initiation of any seizure
 
11 action by the department, shall be exempt from the penalties of
 
12 this section.
 
13      (g)  For purposes of this section "intent to propagate"
 
14 shall be presumed when the person or organization in question is
 
15 found to possess, transport, harbor, or import:
 
16      (1)  Any two or more animal specimens of the opposite sex
 
17           that are prohibited or restricted, without a permit;
 
18      (2)  Any three or more animal specimens of either sex that
 
19           are prohibited or restricted, without a permit;
 
20      (3)  Any plant or microorganism having the inherent
 
21           capability to reproduce and is [prohibited or]
 
22           restricted, without a permit; or
 
23      (4)  Any specimen that is in the process of reproduction."
 

 
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 1      SECTION 11.  There is appropriated out of the permit
 
 2 revolving fund the sum of $25,000 or so much thereof as may be
 
 3 necessary for fiscal year 2000-2001 for the purposes of the
 
 4 permit revolving fund as established in this Act.
 
 5      The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of
 
 6 agriculture for the purposes of this Act.
 
 7      SECTION 12.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
 8 New statutory material is undescored.
 
 9      SECTION 13.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.