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HI HB32

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2021

Primary Sponsor

Gregg Takayama

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits manufacturing fur products for sale in Hawaii, with an exemption for fur products made exclusively from used fur products.

  • Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, display for sale, trade, or distribution of fur products in Hawaii, with exemptions for used fur products sold privately or through nonprofits/secondhand stores, fur required for religious practice, fur used for Native American tribal or cultural purposes, and fur authorized by federal law.

  • Defines "fur product" as clothing, accessories, or home decor made in whole or in part of fur, excluding dog/cat fur, leather, cowhide, lambskin/sheepskin, and taxidermied animals.

  • Establishes enforcement by the Department of the Attorney General with a 24-hour remediation period after a warning notice; violations subject to fines of $500 for first offense, $750 for second offense within one year, and $1,000 for subsequent offenses within one year.

  • Each individual fur product and each day of violation constitutes a separate offense; department may recover administrative fees and attorney's fees for enforcement actions.

Legislative Description

Relating To Animal Fur Products.

Prohibition

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).

2/19/2021

Committee Referrals

Finance2/19/2021
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs1/27/2021

Full Bill Text

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