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4 <br /> ....kph`.,. <br /> DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI PHONE: (808)961-8396 <br /> ��dd;4. FAX: (808)961-8912 <br /> F�y�. <br /> Council Member ;.: `�'!�� �/ ;.�i EIv1AIL:donishic_ico.halvaii.hi.us <br /> District 3 - �'�'� <br /> �rf OiNi'i,-• <br /> HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,Hawaii 96720 C=S <br /> w —'[7 <br /> Cr", 7 CD <br /> 1 I <br /> N --1 <br /> TO: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair w -< <br /> and Members of the Hawai`i County Council ?4 -;=7• <br /> FROM: Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Council Member <br /> w :- <br /> DATE: September 23, 2013 <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 113; An Ordinance amending Chapter 14 of <br /> the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), by adding a new <br /> article relating to genetically engineered crops and plants <br /> Please find attached proposed amendments to Bill No. 113. The proposed amendments are <br /> illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 113 (material to be <br /> deleted is bracketed and stricken). <br /> Bill No. 113 is amended by amending "Section 14-_. Exemption." as provided in Section 2, to <br /> read as follows: <br /> "Section 14-_ [Exemption..] Exemptions. <br /> The following persons shall be exempt from the provisions of this article: <br /> (1) Persons engaged in the cultivation, propagation, or development of genetically <br /> engineered crops or plants, other than [: -- ' • • - : - - - -• -• • •,] those <br /> that are described below in this section, in locations where genetically <br /> engineered crops or plants have been customarily cultivated, propagated, or <br /> developed by that person prior to the effective date of this article, provided <br /> that the locations or facilities are registered within ninety days of the effective <br /> date of this article; [ ] <br /> (2) Any person engaged in the cultivation, propagation, or development of <br /> genetically engineered papaya, whether prior or subsequent to the effective <br /> date of this article[, provided that each location or facility wherein cultivation, <br /> . ..•_ :-, : : . . :f genetically engineered papaya occurs or will <br /> occur is registered as provided in this article.]:, <br /> (3) Any person working on behalf of universities and government agencies <br /> directly engaged in the cultivation, propagation, or development of genetically <br /> Comm. No. q • SS <br /> Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Ref.To: J C- <br /> Ref. Date - ' <br />