150A-53. General actions to achieve objectives. [Section effective until December 31, 2027
For section effective January 1, 2028, see below.] (a) To achieve the objectives of the biosecurity program, the department shall plan for and, within available legislative appropriations or through funding from other sources, implement the following:
(1) Work with government agencies and agricultural
commodity exporters of other states and countries to establish pre-entry
inspection programs under which inbound cargo into the State is inspected at
the ports of departure or other points outside the State;
(2) Establish, operate, or participate in operating
port-of-entry facilities where multiple government agencies may inspect,
quarantine, fumigate, disinfect, destroy, or exclude as appropriate, articles
that may harbor pests or exclude articles that are prohibited or restricted
without a permit, with the goals of:
(A) Performing inspections in an efficient,
effective, and expeditious manner for the government agencies involved and for
cargo owners, carriers, and importers; and
(B) Providing for the proper and safe storage
and handling of cargo, especially agricultural and food commodities, awaiting
inspection;
(3) Develop, implement, and coordinate post-entry
measures to eradicate, control, reduce, and suppress pests and, as appropriate,
eradicate or seize and dispose of prohibited or restricted organisms without a
permit that have entered the State;
(4) Collaborate with relevant government agencies,
agricultural commodity importers, and other persons to examine and develop
joint integrated systems to better implement the biosecurity program;
(5) Improve cargo inspection capabilities and
methods, including enhancement of the content and submission requirements for
cargo manifests and agricultural commodity ownership and movement certificates;
(6) Promote the production of agricultural
commodities in the State to reduce cargo shipments of imported commodities into
the State; and
(7) Provide public education on the negative effects
of pests and prohibited or restricted organisms without a permit, to the
environment and economy of the State.
(b) The department shall establish parameters
and construction requirements for biosecurity facilities that provide for and
ensure the safety of agricultural and food commodities consumed by Hawaii
residents, including cold storage facilities established by private-public
partnerships to preserve the quality and ensure the safety of the commodities
arriving at the State's airports and harbors.
[L 2008, c 236, pt of §2; am L
2017, c 163, §3]
