HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0021.067 2014-2016Murashige, Laura
From:
Raymond Foster <rayfoster@monsanto.coni
Sent:
Monday, December 15, 2014 9:35 AM
To:
Council Testimony
Subject:
OPPOSE Resolution 22-14 and any Motion to Appeal the Legal Ruling which Invalidated
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Ordinance 13-121
Dear Council member,
I urge you to OPPOSE Resolution 22-14 and any motion to APPEAL U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren's decision to
invalidate Hawai'i County Ordinance 13-121.
The day before Thanksgiving, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren invalidated Ordinance 13-121 In reaching his decision,
Judge Kurren found that the County's Ordinance: "is preempted by Hawaii state law", "is, in part, expressly preempted
by the federal Plant Protection Act", and "therefore ... is invalid.
I ask you to please SUPPORT all Farmers and OPPOSE any motion to APPEAL the ruling to invalidate Ordinance 13-121.
There is no justification for the persecution of legitimate, beneficial business entities, particularly those who produce
ourfood!
Mahalo,
Raymond Foster
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Comm. No. 2-1. 67
Ref. To:
Ref. Date ULU 17 2014