HAR §4-72-10. Designation of infested areas; expansion

** (a) If the infested area of a pest is designated by rule, including interim rule, that area 72-8 3578 §4-72-10 may be expanded by an order of the board to reflect the spread of a specific pest infestation in order to implement quarantine measures to prevent movement of the pest and its pest host material from the infested area to restricted areas, provided that: (1) The board first obtains advice from qualified persons with relevant expertise, but need not obtain advisory committee review; (2) The board designates the expanded infested area, identifying the revised geographical extent of the infestation; (3) The department issues a press release describing the expansion of the infested area prior to the effective date of designation of the expanded infested area; and (4) Notice of the board's action, including its effective date, is posted by the following day on the department's website and is given in a daily or weekly publication of statewide circulation or in separate daily or weekly publications whose combined circulation is statewide, within twelve days of the board's action. (b) The board's designation of an expanded infested area shall be effective the day following the board's action, unless a later effective date is specified by the board's action. [Eff and comp 2/24/12; am and ren §4-72-10; and comp JAN 20 2025] (Auth: HRS §§141-2, 150A-9, 150A-9.5) (Imp: HRS §§141-2, 150A-8)