HB 324: "An Act banning the importation, transfer, and cultivation of orange hawkweed and purple loosestrife."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 324 01 "An Act banning the importation, transfer, and cultivation of orange hawkweed and 02 purple loosestrife." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 03.05 is amended by adding a new section to read: 05 Sec. 03.05.087. Orange hawkweed and purple loosestrife; prohibition. (a) 06 A person may not 07 (1) import an orange hawkweed or purple loosestrife plant or any part 08 of an orange hawkweed or purple loosestrife plant into the state; 09 (2) sell, give, or otherwise transfer an orange hawkweed or purple 10 loosestrife plant or any part of an orange hawkweed or purple loosestrife plant to 11 another person, except for disposal in a manner consistent with a regulation adopted 12 under this section; 13 (3) knowingly plant or cultivate an orange hawkweed or purple 14 loosestrife plant.
01 (b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations providing for the disposal of 02 orange hawkweed and purple loosestrife plants and plant parts to prevent the further 03 propagation of the species in the state. 04 (c) A person who violates (a) of this section is subject to the penalty in 05 AS 03.05.090. 06 (d) In this section, 07 (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources; 08 (2) "orange hawkweed" means the plant species with the scientific 09 name "Hieracium aurantiacum," that also is commonly referred to as "devil's 10 paintbrush," "red devil," or "grim-the-collier"; 11 (3) "purple loosestrife" means the plant species with the scientific 12 name "Lythrum salicaria."