§195D-3 Determination by the department relating to conservation of particular species. (a) There is established within the state treasury a trust fund to be known as the endangered species trust fund to be administered by the department to implement the purposes of this chapter.
The fund shall consist of moneys from the following sources:
(1) Moneys accrued from the sale of retail items officially sponsored by the department for the fund;
(2) Private contributions for the management and recovery of Hawaii's unique plants and animals;
(3) Fees and assessments charged for the commercial use of public land and waters and designated for the fund;
(4) Penalties, fines, or auctions resulting from enforcement violations;
(5) Legislative appropriations; and
(6) Moneys deposited to implement the obligations of a habitat conservation plan or as security for habitat conservation plan funding.
(b) The department is authorized to adopt pursuant to chapter 91, rules relating to the taking, possession, transportation, transplantation, importation, exportation, processing, selling, offering for sale, or shipment of any species of aquatic life, wildlife, and land plant for the purpose of conserving the same.
(c) Except as permitted by rules adopted by the department, it shall be unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, transplant, export, process, sell, offer for sale, or ship any species of aquatic life, wildlife, or land plants deemed by the department to be in need of conservation pursuant to this section. [L 1975, c 65, pt of §1; am L 1983, c 111, §4; am L 1988, c 68, §1; am L 2004, c 144, §3]