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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 317.25, Code 1999, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 317.25 TEASEL, MULTIFLORA ROSE, AND PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE 1 4 PROHIBITED EXCEPTIONS. 1 5 A person shall not sell, offer for sale, or distribute 1 6 teasel (Dipsacus) biennial, the multiflora rose (rosa 1 7 multiflora), purple loosestrife (lythrum salicaria), purple 1 8 loosestrife (lythrum virgatum), or seeds of them in any form 1 9 in this state. However, this section does not prohibit the 1 10 sale, offer for sale, or distribution of the multiflora rose 1 11 (rosa multiflora) used for understock for either cultivated 1 12 roses or ornamental shrubs in gardens.This section also does1 13not prohibit the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of1 14varieties of the purple loosestrife (lythrum virgatum) when1 15used for ornamental gardens, and which are sterile or1 16nonaggressive according to a list published by the state weed1 17commissioner pursuant to chapter 17A. A person engaged in the1 18business of selling purple loosestrife shall keep accurate1 19records, as specified by the department of agriculture and1 20land stewardship, of each variety of purple loosestrife sold,1 21offered for sale, or distributed. The person shall allow the1 22department of agriculture and land stewardship to inspect the1 23records during regular business hours.Any person violating 1 24 the provisions of this section is subject to a fine of not 1 25 exceeding one hundred dollars. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 Currently, the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of 1 28 purple loosestrife (lythrum virgatum) is allowed under certain 1 29 circumstances and there is a recordkeeping requirement for 1 30 such sales and distribution. This bill prohibits the sale, 1 31 offer for sale, or distribution of purple loosestrife (lythrum 1 32 virgatum) and removes the related recordkeeping requirements. 1 33 LSB 2473SS 78 1 34 tm/jw/5
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