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HI HR59
Resolution
Status
3/10/2022
Primary Sponsor
Linda Clark
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AI Summary
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Requests the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to work with the federal USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service to develop a certification process allowing hunters to become certified inspectors for their own game meat sales.
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Identifies axis deer overpopulation on Molokai (40,000-60,000 deer) and Maui (30,000-50,000 deer) as causing millions of dollars in environmental and agricultural damage annually.
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Notes that only 20 USDA Food Safety Inspection Service employees operate statewide, making it impractical for hunters to wait for inspector availability across multiple islands.
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Cites Hawaii's previous state meat inspection program, discontinued in the mid-1990s due to budget cuts, with federal inspectors now assuming full responsibility.
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator and Hawaii Board of Agriculture Chairperson.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Work With The Federal Government To Develop A Certification Process For Hunters To Become Certified Inspectors In Order To Inspect Their Own Game For Sale.
Inspection
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Hashem, D. Kobayashi, Ohno excused (4).
3/31/2022