STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1166-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.R. No. 22
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.R. No. 22 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE TO AMEND ITS RULES TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION, PROPAGATION, SALE, TRANSFER, OR HARBORING OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES IN HAWAII, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this resolution is to request the Board of Agriculture (BOA) to amend its rules to prohibit any person from owning, propagating, selling, transferring, or harboring nonhuman primates in Hawaii, with certain exceptions.
Farm Sanctuary, Animal Rights Hawaii, Citizens for Humane Animal Policies, and several concerned citizens submitted testimony in support of this measure. BOA supported the intent of this measure with amendments.
Your Committee has amended this resolution by:
(1) Incorporating the amendments suggested by BOA to allow the import and possession of nonhuman primates under short-term permit for performance in a commercial film or movie, carnival or circus, or public display, exhibition, or presentation; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 22, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 22, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,
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____________________________ FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair |
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