STAND. COM. REP. NO. 585-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: H.B. No. 280
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 280, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to remove:
(1) The requirement that the Department of Agriculture inspect and certify all Hawaii-grown green coffee beans unless otherwise specified by the Department's Rules; and
(2) The prohibition on shipping Hawaii-grown green coffee beans outside of the area of geographic origin unless they have been inspected by the Department of Agriculture.
Your Committee requests that your Committee on Finance further examine the issue of counterfeit agricultural commodities.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 280, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,
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____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Chair |
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