HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Rep. Richard P. Creagan, Chair

Rep. Lynn DeCoite, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Rida Cabanilla Arakawa

Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi

Rep. Romy M. Cachola

Rep. Amy A. Perruso

Rep. Daniel Holt

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

The hearing has been cancelled.

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

TIME:

8:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

Please be advised that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines recommending the avoidance of group meetings larger than 50 people.  Due to concerns for public health, legislative hearings have been temporarily suspended.

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on March 13, 2020. 

 

SB 677, SD1

(SSCR2929)

Status

RELATING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY.

Prohibits specified trolleys, pulleys, cables, or running lines designed to attach a dog to two stationary objects in a configuration that endangers the dog, including by depriving the dog of sustenance.  Prohibits tethering or restraining a dog under the age of six months unless the dog is engaged in an activity supervised by its owner or an agent of its owner.  Prohibits tethering or restraining a dog with a tow or log chain if the tow or log chain inhibits the free movement of the dog.  Prohibits tethering or restraining a dog with a choke collar, pinch collar, or prong collar unless the dog is engaged in an activity supervised by its owner or an agent of its owner.  Effective 10/1/2020.  (SD1)

 

AGR, JUD

 

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-9605 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-9605.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Richard P. Creagan

Chair