Early in the week, the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee voted down an RS that they said contained language that would allow too much latitude to authorities trying to curb the influx of invasive species.
Lloyd Knight of the Department of Agriculture fielded questions about proposed legislative changes that he said were necessary to allow law enforcement agencies the ability to be proactive in addressing species that may come to their attention in the future.
But Senator Schroeder said the terminology in the legislation was too broad, specifically the term “conveyance” which could include “a container” for example might allow officials to search something as innocuous as cooler in the back of a pick-up, and give them the authority to fine or jail those who fail to pull over at checkpoints.
“How does the public know what you mean unless you mean unless you communicate with them?” Senator Schroeder asked.
Knight was back on Thursday having removed the word “container” from the legislation, which was sent to print.
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