THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR
Senator Clayton Hee, Chair
Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013

DATE:	Monday, February 25, 2013
TIME:	10:00 AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB8 SD1 (SSCR24) Status and Testimony	RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE. Prohibits the owner of a pet animal and the owner's employees from performing any surgical procedure, including but not limited to surgical birth, ear cropping, tail docking, dewclaw removal, and debarking on the pet animal without being licensed as a veterinarian.  Makes intentionally or knowingly performing any surgical procedure, including but not limited to surgical birth, ear cropping, tail docking, dewclaw removal, and debarking, on a pet animal by any person not licensed as a veterinarian a class C felony.  Specifies that accepted veterinary practices and cropping or docking as customarily practiced, shall not be considered cruelty to animals in the first degree if performed by a veterinarian licensed under chapter 471, HRS.  (SD1)	CPN, JDL
SB1026 (SSCR159) Status and Testimony	RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. Provides the Land Use Commission with more efficient and varied methods of dealing with situations where a petitioner has violated the conditions contained in a decision and order.	WTL/EGH, JDL

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-7330.