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HI HR142

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/6/2020

Primary Sponsor

Scot Matayoshi

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Department of Agriculture to develop a program to eradicate Hawaii's feral chicken population
  • Requests the Head of the Department of Agriculture Plant Industry Division to study and evaluate designating feral chickens as "pests for control or eradication" or create a new designation allowing residents to treat feral chickens like rats and similar pests
  • Identifies feral chickens as a nuisance in suburban and urban communities, particularly on Kauai and the windward side of Oahu, where tens of thousands exist with no natural predators
  • Cites harms including property damage, crop destruction, threat to native plants, road hazards, disease transmission, and noise complaints caused by feral chickens
  • Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture and Head of the Department of Agriculture Plant Industry Division

Legislative Description

Urging The Department Of Agriculture To Eradicate The State's Feral Chicken Population And Requesting The Head Of The Department Of Agriculture Plant Industry Division To Provide A Pest Designation For Feral Chickens.

Penalties

Last Action

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 40

3/11/2020

Committee Referrals

Agriculture3/11/2020

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