Bill Text: IA HF410 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act classifying Palmer amaranth as a primary noxious weed and an invasive plant and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 175.) Effective 7-1-17.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-21 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1142. [HF410 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF410-Introduced.html

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House File 410 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
                                     RESOURCES

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HF 175)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act classifying Palmer amaranth as a primary noxious weed
  2    and an invasive plant and making penalties applicable.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 199.1, subsection 16, paragraph a, Code
  1  2 2017, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
  1  3    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (9)  Palmer amaranth == Amaranthus
  1  4 palmeri.
  1  5    Sec. 2.  Section 317.1A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
  1  6 2017, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
  1  7    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (12)  Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus
  1  8 palmeri).
  1  9    Sec. 3.  Section 317.25, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
  1 10 2017, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
  1 11    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (9)  Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus
  1 12 palmeri).
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 15 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 16    This bill places Palmer amaranth on the primary noxious
  1 17 weed list and the list of invasive plants that are prohibited
  1 18 to import, sell, offer for sale, or distribute in the state.
  1 19 Palmer amaranth is a species of edible flowering plant that
  1 20 is aggressive and invasive, crowding out crops such as corn,
  1 21 soybeans, and cotton.
  1 22    Code chapter 199 provides a list of primary and secondary
  1 23 noxious weed seeds, provides requirements for labeling seeds
  1 24 that are sold, classifies certified seeds, and prohibits
  1 25 certain acts relating to seeds. Pursuant to the bill, the
  1 26 selling of Palmer amaranth seed is a simple misdemeanor
  1 27 pursuant to Code section 199.13 and violators may be subject to
  1 28 criminal or civil proceedings.
  1 29    Code chapter 317 creates standards for noxious weed control
  1 30 for each county weed commissioner, allows county commissioners
  1 31 to enter land in certain circumstances, and authorizes
  1 32 commissioners to keep roads clear of noxious weeds. Pursuant
  1 33 to Code section 317.16, a person who fails to comply with an
  1 34 order to destroy Palmer amaranth on property is subject to
  1 35 monetary daily fines for up to 10 days. The county where
  2  1 Palmer amaranth is discovered will destroy the plant and the
  2  2 costs associated with such destruction shall be assessed to the
  2  3 landowner under Code section 317.21.
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