CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 62

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 9

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 9, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Prohibit persons convicted of cruelty to animals in the first degree from possessing or owning any pet animal or equine animal for a minimum of five years from the date of conviction;

     (2)  Authorize the court to prohibit persons convicted of cruelty to animals in the second degree from possessing or owning any pet animal or equine animal for a minimum of one year from the date of conviction; and

     (3)  Clarify for the offenses of cruelty to animals in the first and second degrees that a person includes an individual, any type of business entity, or any other legal entity.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure is based on the concept that defendants convicted of cruelty to animals in the first or second degree should no longer be afforded the privilege of owning a pet animal or equine animal.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting section 3, which would have authorized the court to prohibit persons convicted of cruelty to animals in the second degree from possessing or owning any pet animal or equine animal for a minimum of one year from the date of conviction;

     (2)  Amending the purpose section to reflect the deletion of section 3;

     (3)  Changing the effective date from July 1, 2112, to upon approval; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 9, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 9, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair