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HI HCR208
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Kaniela Ing
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AI Summary
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Urges Hawaii facilities holding captive cetaceans for entertainment to discontinue breeding and phase out captivity operations.
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Requests the Department of Agriculture cease issuing permits for interstate, intrastate, and inter-facility transfers of captive cetaceans for breeding or entertainment purposes.
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Opposes construction or development of new captive cetacean facilities for breeding or entertainment purposes.
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Exempts facilities using cetaceans solely for scientific and educational purposes from these directives.
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Directs certified copies to be sent to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture for distribution to permitted facilities holding cetaceans.
Legislative Description
Urging Hawaii Facilities That Hold Captive Cetaceans For Entertainment Purposes To Discontinue Breeding And To Phase Out Captivity.
Captive Cetaceans
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on JUD as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Oshiro, Say, Thielen excused (4).
3/29/2017