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| To enact section 901.50 of the Revised Code to grant | 1 |
| the Director of Agriculture exclusive authority to | 2 |
| regulate invasive plant species. | 3 |
| Section 1. That section 901.50 of the Revised Code be | 4 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 5 |
| Sec. 901.50. (A) "Invasive plant species" means plant | 6 |
| species that are not native to this state whose introduction | 7 |
| causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or | 8 |
| harm to human health as determined by scientific studies. | 9 |
| (B) The director of agriculture has sole and exclusive | 10 |
| authority to regulate invasive plant species in this state, | 11 |
| including the identification of invasive plant species and | 12 |
| establishment of prohibited activities regarding them. The | 13 |
| director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the | 14 |
| Revised Code to administer this section. | 15 |