Section 4-68-10 - Procedure for the designation of noxious weeds(a) The head shall direct a continuous program of study and evaluation of potential noxious weed species.(b) Study and evaluation of a specific plant species may be initiated by the head or upon request by other governmental agencies or private organizations.(c) When sufficient data have been accumulated on a plant species, the head may submit to the board a request for designation of the plant species as a noxious weed, pursuant to rule adoption.(d) The plant species shall meet the criteria for designation as a noxious weed as provided in § 4-68-3.(e) The list of plant species designated as noxious weeds, adopted by the board on June 18, 1992, and located at the end of this chapter is made a part of this section.(f) A plant species shall be designated as a noxious weed for an eradication or control project by the department or for a control project by lessees as provided in State pasture lease agreements upon approval by the board.(g) When the head determines that a plant species officially designated as a noxious weed no longer meets the criteria for the designation of noxious weed, the head may submit to the board a request for aproval to rescind the official designation for that plant species, pursuant to rule adoption. The request shall include a report with reasons to justify the re-designation.(h) The official designation of a plant species as a noxious weed shall be rescinded upon approval by the board.[Eff. 7/13/81; am and comp] (Auth: HRS § 152-2) (Imp: HRS §§ 152-2, 152-4)