Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1836, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to reduce animal overpopulation, especially in the rural areas of Hawaii, by allowing out-of-state veterinarians who are licensed in good standing by another state to obtain a temporary veterinarian license to perform limited veterinary services in Hawaii.

The Hawaiian Humane Society and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Board of Veterinary Examiners, Animal CARE Foundation, and several concerned individuals opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1836, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1836, H.D. 2.