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Sectionl4- .Genetically engineered (trans~enic) coffee, unlawful. It shall be unlawful to test, propagate, cultivate, raise, plant, grow, introduce or release genetically engineered (transgenicl or recombinant DNA coffee. Section 14- .Genetic engineering facilities for taro (kalo) and coffee, prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to locate or build a facility for the purpose of testing, propagating, cultivatin , rg aising~planting~growing, introducing or releasing geneticallyengineered or recombinant DNA taro~kalo) and coffee. Section 14- .Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this article shall be guilt~f a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, for each violation. Section 14- .Applicability. This article shall not be superseded b~~permit issued or use authorized by a state or county a encv unless it is shown by such state or county a encv that proper precautionaryprotocols have been taken. Section 14- Injunctive relief. Proceedin s for injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction may be heard for potential violations of this article." SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. COUNTY,OiF HAWAII Hawai `i Date of Introduction: Date of ls` Reading: Date of 2"d Reading: Effective Date: REFERENCE, C.arnt: 1424/EMC