REPORT TITLE:
Proof of ownership


DESCRIPTION:
Provides ownership and certification requirements for
agricultural goods and commodities.  (HB138 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        138
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL GOODS.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 145, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 2 by adding a new part and to be appropriately designated and to
 
 3 read as follows:
 
 4    "PART II.  OWNERSHIP AND MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND COMMODITIES
 
 5      §145-    Agricultural goods and commodities; ownership and
 
 6 movement certification.  Every owner, upon sale or transportation
 
 7 of lots of over two hundred pounds of any fruits, nuts, or
 
 8 vegetables that are the food product of any tree, vine, or plant,
 
 9 and that are marketed for commercial purposes, shall complete a
 
10 certificate describing the commodity and indicating the seller or
 
11 owner, buyer or consignee, and origin and destination.  Two
 
12 copies of the certificate shall accompany the shipment, one copy
 
13 shall be given to the department of agriculture, and a copy shall
 
14 be retained by the owner.  One of the copies of the certificate
 
15 shall be presented upon request to a law enforcement officer or
 
16 other officer or employee as described in section 142-49."
 
17      SECTION 2.  Chapter 145, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
18 by amending its title to read as follows:
 

 
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 1                           "CHAPTER 145
 
 2             REGULATION OF [DEALERS IN] FARM PRODUCE"
 
 3      SECTION 3.  Chapter 145, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 4 by designating sections 145-1 to 145-15 as part I and inserting a
 
 5 title before section 145-1 to read as follows:
 
 6                 "PART I.  REGULATION OF DEALERS"
 
 7      SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
 8 New statutory material is underscored.
 
 9      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.