Introduced
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To give certain Department of Agriculture employees the authority to give citations (an order to appear in court) to persons violating state agriculture rules or statutes. The bill is tie-barred to House Bills 4560 and 4562, which to increase the penalties for violators of quarantines established to limit the spread of the emerald ash borer, or other plant pest and insect quarantines.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 96 to 7 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
To give certain Department of Agriculture employees the authority to give citations (an order to appear in court) to persons violating state agriculture rules or statutes. The bill is tie-barred to House Bills 4560 and 4562, which to increase the penalties for violators of quarantines established to limit the spread of the emerald ash borer, or other plant pest and insect quarantines.