34 U.S.C. § 12641 — Task force relating to introduction of nonindigenous species
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-322 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 397 words · no verdicts yet
The Attorney General may convene a Hawaii task force to help prosecute unlawful conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous species. The task force must include listed Federal and Hawaii representatives, report on enforcement and laws, and consult local interests.
(1) In general. The Attorney General may convene a law-enforcement task force in Hawaii to help prosecute violations of Federal and Hawaii laws concerning wrongful conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species.
(2) Membership. (A) The task force must include representatives of the United States Attorney for Hawaii; Customs Service; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Fish and Wildlife Service; National Park Service; Forest Service; Department of Defense Military Customs Inspection Office; Postal Service; Hawaii Attorney General; Hawaii Department of Agriculture; Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources; and other people the Attorney General considers suitable. (B) As far as practicable, members must have experience enforcing laws about these species.
(3) Duties. The task force must help prosecute Federal and State violations involving conveyance, sale, or introduction into Hawaii, and recommend stronger laws and enforcement strategies to prevent introduction.
(4) Report. It must report to the Attorney General, Agriculture and Interior Secretaries, and the listed Senate and House committees about enforcement progress and whether existing Federal and Hawaii laws are adequate. It may later make reports it considers appropriate.
(5) Consultation. It must consult Hawaii agricultural interests and conservation organizations about preventing wrongful conveyance, sale, or introduction.
The Attorney General is authorized to convene a law enforcement task force in Hawaii to facilitate the prosecution of violations of Federal laws, and laws of the State of Hawaii, relating to the wrongful conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species.
The task force shall be composed of representatives of—
the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii;
the United States Customs Service;
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;
the Fish and Wildlife Service;
the National Park Service;
the United States Forest Service;
the Military Customs Inspection Office of the Department of Defense;
the United States Postal Service;
the office of the Attorney General of the State of Hawaii;
the Hawaii Department of Agriculture;
the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources; and
such other individuals as the Attorney General deems appropriate.
The Attorney General shall, to the extent practicable, select individuals to serve on the task force who have experience with the enforcement of laws relating to the wrongful conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species.
The task force shall—
facilitate the prosecution of violations of Federal and State laws relating to the conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species into Hawaii; and
make recommendations on ways to strengthen Federal and State laws and law enforcement strategies designed to prevent the introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species.
The task force shall report to the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and to the Committee on the Judiciary and Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Agriculture, and Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives on—
the progress of its enforcement efforts; and
the adequacy of existing Federal laws and laws of the State of Hawaii that relate to the introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species.
Thereafter, the task force shall make such reports as the task force deems appropriate.
The task force shall consult with Hawaii agricultural interests and representatives of Hawaii conservation organizations about methods of preventing the wrongful conveyance, sale, or introduction of nonindigenous plant and animal species into Hawaii.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320108(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2111.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2111
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