House Sponsors: MCKEON-FRITCHEY-LYONS,EILEEN. Senate Sponsors: SIEBEN-MADIGAN,L-RONEN,C Short description: INSECT-PEST-COMPLIANCE-PENALTY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Insect Pest and Plant Disease Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act, punishable by a $5,000 fine, for a person engaged in growing, handling, or moving nursery stock, plants, and plant products, or plant insects to falsify a document indicating that he or she has entered into an agreement with the Director of the Department of Agriculture in which the person has agreed to specified conditions or requirements or both in order to remain in compliance with a plant or plant-insect quarantine. Raises the fines imposed for other specified violations of the Act. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Agriculture) There would be no direct fiscal impact on the Department. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amends the Insect Pest and Plant Disease Act. Provides that a devastating insect or plant disease is an insect or a plant disease for which a quarantine exists and for which the Director of the Department of Agriculture has determined could have a devastating effect on the nursery industry or the environment. Provides that a fine of not less than $500 but not greater than $5,000 shall be imposed for specified violations related to devastating insects and plant diseases. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes previous language increasing the fines for specified violations. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0713 Last action date: 00-06-02 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status