STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1263

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 79

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 79 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW TO DETERMINE WHETHER LARGE SCALE DOG BREEDERS SHOULD BE LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Auditor to conduct a sunrise review to determine whether large scale dog breeders should be licensed by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA).

     The Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of DCCA, The Humane Society of the United States, Hawaiian Humane Society, Poi Dogs & Popoki, and two concerned individuals supported this measure.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Regulated Industries Complaints Office of DCCA submitted comments.

     In light of issues raised in the public hearing, your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Providing that the Auditor include in her review an assessment of alternative agencies that may be tasked with regulating large scale dog breeders; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 79, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 79, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair