Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-32.5 – Cancellation or suspension of pesticide uses
Notwithstanding any law, rule, or executive order to the contrary, the chairperson of the board of agriculture, in consultation with the advisory committee on pesticides and also with the approval of the director of health, shall suspend, cancel, or restrict the use of certain pesticides or specific uses of certain pesticides when the usage is determined to have unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. In addition to other circumstances which may require a determination as to whether unreasonable adverse effects exist, a determination shall be made:
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-32.5
- Board: means board of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2
- Chairperson: means chairperson of the board of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2
- Environment: includes water, air, land, and all plants and humans and other animals living therein, and the interrelationships which exist among these. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2
- EPA: means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2
- Pesticide: means :
(1) Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest; and
(2) Any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 149A-2