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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 150A-6.1 (2025)

Plant import

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     §150A-6.1  Plant import.  (a)  The board shall maintain a list of restricted plants that require a permit for entry into the State.  Restricted plants or any portion thereof shall not be imported into the State without a permit issued pursuant to rules.

     (b)  The department shall designate, by rule, as restricted plants, specific plants that may be detrimental or potentially harmful to agriculture, horticulture, the environment, or animal or public health, or that spread or may be likely to spread an infestation or infection of an insect, pest, or disease that is detrimental or potentially harmful to agriculture, horticulture, the environment, or animal or public health.  In addition, plant species designated by rule as noxious weeds are designated as restricted plants.

     (c)  The department may regulate or prohibit the sale of specific plants on the list of restricted plants by rule.

     (d)  Noxious weeds may be imported only for research, by permit, and shall not be offered for sale or sold in the State.

     (e)  No person shall import, offer for sale, or sell within the State any plant or propagative portion of Salvinia molesta or Salvinia minima and Pistia stratiotes. [L 2000, c 211, pt of §1; am L 2003, c 85, §9; am L 2004, c 10, §16; am L 2008, c 40, §2]

 

Case Notes

 

  Cited:  111 F. Supp. 3d 1088 (2015).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2016 · leading case: Alika Atay v. Cnty. of Maui, 842 F.3d 688 (9th Cir. 2016).
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Alika Atay v. Cnty. of Maui, 842 F.3d 688 (9th Cir. 2016). · cites it 3× “” HRS § 150A-6.1 states that the Board of Agriculture “shall maintain a list of restricted plants that require a permit for entry into the State.”
Robert Ito Farm, Inc. v. Cnty. of Maui, 111 F. Supp. 3d 1088 (D. Haw. 2015). · cites it 2× “Haw.Rev.Stat. § 150A-6.1. These statutes and regulations create a comprehensive scheme addressing the same subject matter as the Maui Ordinance.”
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 150A-6.1(b): 1 case
Robert Ito Farm, Inc. v. Cnty. of Maui, 111 F. Supp. 3d 1088 (D. Haw. 2015). “Haw.Rev.Stat. § 150A-6.1. These statutes and regulations create a comprehensive scheme addressing the same subject matter as the Maui Ordinance.”
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 150A-6.1(c): 1 case
Alika Atay v. Cnty. of Maui, 842 F.3d 688 (9th Cir. 2016). “” HRS § 150A-6.1 states that the Board of Agriculture “shall maintain a list of restricted plants that require a permit for entry into the State.”
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 150A-6.1(d): 1 case
Alika Atay v. Cnty. of Maui, 842 F.3d 688 (9th Cir. 2016). “” HRS § 150A-6.1 states that the Board of Agriculture “shall maintain a list of restricted plants that require a permit for entry into the State.”
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