STAND. COM. REP. NO. 807

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1186
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 1186 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WILDLIFE PENALTIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to update and clarify the
penalty provisions relating to wildlife management.

     Testimony is support of this bill was received from the
Board of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Rifle Association,
Hawaii Hunting Association, and Hawaii Hunting Advisory Council.

     Your Committee finds that increasing the minimum fines and
removing the ceiling regarding maximum fines for wildlife code
violations will encourage compliance.  Your Committee also finds
that reinstating provisions unintentionally removed three years
ago will encourage responsible hunting.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 1186 and recommends that it pass Third
Reading.


 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair