S10682017 Regular Session

Amends and adds to existing law to establish the Office of Invasive Species Policy and to provide for its duties; to revise definitions; to revise the duties of the director of the Department of Agriculture with regard to invasive species; to encourage collaborative efforts with other agencies; and to provide a penalty for a person who fails to stop at a check station.

INVASIVE SPECIES -- Amends and adds to existing law to establish the Office of Invasive Species Policy and to provide for its duties; to revise definitions; to revise the duties of the director of the Department of Agriculture with regard to invasive species; to encourage collaborative efforts with other agencies; and to provide a penalty for a person who fails to stop at a check station.

INVASIVE SPECIES

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

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This bill amends the Idaho Invasive Species Act by the addition of an Office of Invasive Species Policy within the Office of Species Conservation. This legislation sets-up the duties and reporting requirements of the policy administrator of that office and lays out the coordination efforts between State agencies.

LATEST ACTION

Reported Printed; referred to Agricultural Affairs

BILL INFO

Session: 2017
Chamber: senate
Status date: Feb 9, 2017

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