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HI HR136
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 stop breeding programs and phase out captivity operations.
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Directs the Department of Agriculture to 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 any new captive cetacean facilities for breeding or entertainment purposes in Hawaii.
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Exempts facilities using cetaceans solely for scientific and educational purposes from the resolution's provisions.
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Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Board of Agriculture Chairperson 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