Bans issuing permit or license for a circus or traveling animal act to exhibit wild animals except AZA and wildlife sanctuaries
Environmental Conservation - Amended 5/8
Grants the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry authority over all state policies regarding CWD and cervids
Passed House 3/13 – Senate 1st reading – 2nd reading – Passed Agriculture and Rural Affairs as amended 4/10
Excludes free contact and protected contact with elephants at nonprofit entities from animal cruelty
1st & 2nd reading - Rules
Transfers the aquaculture program from Department of Agriculture to Agribusiness Development Corporation
FAILED IN 2023
Creates Kangaroo Protection Act of 2023 and BANS sale and barter of dead kangaroos and products
Joint Commerce
Creates new guidelines involving rehabilitating orphaned bear cubs and yearling bears
Joint Environment
Excludes aid or care of sick, injured, debilitated and orphaned wildlife by wildlife rehabilitator from practicing veterinary medicine
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Changes definition of exotic wildlife to include all nonindigenous animals including those listed but excluding those listed as exempt - also exempts hedgehogs and sugar gliders
Game and Fisheries
Allows University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources to establish aquaculture disease diagnostic laboratory
FAILED IN 2023
Various revisions related to farmed cervidae
HF -Passed Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy as amended 2/13 – Passed Agriculture Finance and Policy 2/27 - Passed Judiciary Finance and Civil Law 3/27 as amended - Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
SF - 1st reading - Passed Environment, Climate, and Legacy as amended 3/13 – Passed Judiciary & Public Safety as amended 3/27 - Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development – Hearing 4/17 no action
Requires Department to study aquaculture and submit a report along with any recommended legislation to interim committees by 9/15/24
1st reading – Natural Resources – Hearing 1/25 – Public Hearing 2/8
Signed into law 5/8/23 – Effective Immediately
BANS purchase, receipt, sale, transfer and exchange of dead red, Eastern gray and Western gray kangaroo and wallaroo parts and products for commercial purposes
1st reading – 2nd reading - Judiciary
Re-classifies rattlesnakes as predatory wildlife
Signed into law 3/24/23 – Effective 7/1/23
HB – Passed House 4/20 – Passed Senate 5/1
SB - Substituted
Bans participation of covered animal in traveling animal acts
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
Bans using animal in traveling animal act
1st reading – Without recommendation Economic Development and Small Business 3/2 – Judiciary – Hearing 3/16
Bans commercial sale and possession with intent to sell of horseshoe crabs and eggs
Environmental Conservation
Adds new animals to the wild and exotic animal list which are banned to possess, harbor sell, barter, transfer exchange and import as pets and divides wild animals into wild animals (native) and exotic animals (nonnative)
Passed Environmental Conservation 4/17 – 1st reading – 2nd reading – 3rd reading & amended
HF - Passed House as amended 4/20 – Passed Senate 4/26
SF - Substituted
Unknown
DEAD
Bans conducting, sponsoring, walking, exhibiting or operating a traveling show or circus with live wild or other exotic animals on public or private land in the state- Excludes domestic animals like dog, cat, horse, donkey, farm animal AND educational exhibits
1st reading - Judiciary – Hearing 2/24 - Held for further study
Excludes animals in USDA Class C exhibit from the definition of wildlife AND adds to those not needing a wildlife license
Signed into law 3/27/23 – Effective Immediately
Requires rules regarding wild animals to include requiring proof of liability insurance and surety bond in amount determined by commission AND permits to be renewed every 5 years
Amended 3/13 to become a tree bill
Game and Fisheries
Bans sale, trade, exchange, and breeding of cetaceans AND limits viewing time to 1 hour/day
Joint Environment
Amends Herptiles Act by allowing taking snapping turtles by trap notwithstanding any rule
1st reading – Back to Assignments
Adds all exotic animals to the ban on traveling acts
1st reading – Back to Rules
Bans using exotic animals in traveling performance except rodeo, animal rehabilitation program, animal education or conservation program by accredited by local or national authority
DEAD
Requires contacting state veterinarian or rep for advice before seizing zoo animals
DEAD
Removes primates from list of animals that the dangerous wild animals list may include
FAILED IN 2023
Exempts from needing private game farm license Japanese quail kept as pets for noncommercial purposes along with sales up to 3 or less a year
FAILED IN 2023
Creates new offense of reckless trespass involving wild animal if someone enters cage or enclosure without permission and harasses or is attacked by it
Judiciary - Carried into 2023
Requires University of Hawaii to develop 5 year plan to grow the aquaculture industry
FAILED IN 2023
Bans sale and trade of shark fins
Joint Environment
Unknown
DEAD
The following is a list of bills that have been introduced or will be introduced. This list is not all inclusive. The bills pertain to the ownership of exotic and wild animals for the 2023 Legislative Session. It is updated as of 5/15/23.
Bans sale and barter of dead kangaroos and products
Environment & Energy - Carried into 2023
Switches aquaculture program from department of agriculture's plant quarantine branch to animal industry division
FAILED IN 2023
Transfers authority over aquatic invasive species to DNRC
DEAD
Passed Culture, Recreation & Tourism as substituted 4/13
Bans use of captive marine mammals in performances for entertainment at meeting, competition, exhibit, pastime, practice, display or event except research or rehabilitation
1st reading - FAILED IN 2023
Bans purchase, sale and possession of parts made wholly or partially from kangaroo
FAILED IN 2023
Excludes Eurasian collared dove and ringed turtle-dove from protected wildlife AND Adds Virginia and sora rails, Wilson’s snipe, woodcock, mourning & white-winged dove to migratory game birds AND removes from nongame birds
Passed House 3/16 – Passed Senate 5/4
Revises relating to release of breeder deer
Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Requires research facility or institution that provides research, testing or studies involving nonhuman primates to submit annual report to State Veterinarian
Passed House 4/13 – Senate 1st reading – Passed Judiciary 5/3
Allows department to issue temporary 30 day ban on the sale, movement and exhibition of certain animals to prevent or reduce contamination or disease AND extend it in increments of 30 days as necessary
Passed House 3/22 – Passed Senate 5/11
Create crime of unlawful kangaroo exchange for those that purchase, receive, sell, transfer or exchange dead kangaroos or products for commercial purposes
1st reading – Judiciary
Bans participation of covered animal in traveling animal act
except non-mobile permanent institution or other fixed facility - Penalty Class A misdemeanor
Joint Environment - Drafted as committee bill - Hearing 2/27 – Meeting 3/10 – no action taken
Amends Endangered Species Protection Act (shell bill)
1st reading – Back to Rules
Bans participation of covered animal in traveling animal acts
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
Bans renewals of and new turtle seller’s licenses and repeals turtle seller’s license and turtle seller’s apprentice license and removes related take methods and license requirements
HF - Passed Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy as amended 1/26 – Ways & Means
SF - 1st reading - Environment, Climate, and Legacy – Amended – Possibly to be added to omnibus bill
Enacts “Protecting Aquatic Mammals From Living in Pools or Restraints (PROTECT FLIPR): A Cetacean Display Ban Act" that bans exhibiting captive cetaceans
FAILED IN 2023
Requires pet dealers selling unweaned birds to disclose such fact to buyer, provide hand-feeding training unless already experienced, and buyer agrees in writing to provide bird for inspection and weighing weekly until weened
Agriculture
Replaces ban on take of non-native big game mammals in containers on less than 10 acres with a ban on take in any cage or container along with in fenced areas
Environmental Conservation
BANS import, export, shipment, receipt, possession, process, sale, offer for sale, and transport of priority species at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey airport or port authority
Environmental Conservation
Requires creating museum and cultural organization education grant program to award grants to establish or improve education programs in museums and cultural organizations to improve student performance in school
Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Bans direct public contact with covered animal (bear or nonhuman primate) unless exempt
Passed Senate w/ Amendment 1 3/24 – Passed House 5/9
Requires rabies certificate for domestic dog or wolf hybrid to include signature of veterinarian, owner name and address, species, sex, age, color, and primary breed and vaccination date and expiration
FAILED IN 2023
Bans import, export, transport, procession, sale, offer for sale, purchase, trade, barter, distribution or possession of part of product of an African elephant, African leopard, African lion, black rhino, white rhino, African giraffe
AB - Environmental Conservation
S - Passed Senate 3/13 – House Environmental Conservation
Bans use, brandishing, exhibit and display of bullhooks, ankus, baseball bat, ax handle, pitchfork or similar or tool to inflict pain in presence of elephant
DEAD
Requires department to establish program to purchase aquaculture products from private aquaculture facilities including using 20% of trout hatchery money to purchase trout from them
1st reading - Natural Resources – Hearing 1/25 –
Public Hearing 2/8
Excludes Eurasian collared dove and ringed turtle-dove from protected wildlife AND Adds Virginia and sora rails, Wilson’s snipe, woodcock, mourning & white-winged dove to migratory game birds AND removes from nongame birds
1st reading – Back to Assignments
Adds new penalty for violating law requiring aquarium permit to take fish for aquarium purposes - $200 1st offense, $400 for 2nd, $1000 per additional with separate offense per specimen
FAILED IN 2023
Bans participation of covered animal in traveling animal acts
Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
Requires attorney general to file injunction against circus from performing in state for 2 years IF within last 2 years: 1) it or owner, agent, employee, or representative were cited by USDA for deficiency in care or handling of animals, received official notice of warning, or entered into a stipulation, consent decree, or settlement with USDA relating to care or handling OR 2) guilty of state animal cruelty or neglect law or pled guilty to another charge instead or charge was not dismissed on merits
Economic Development
Allows department to issue temporary 30 day ban on the sale, movement and exhibition of certain animals to prevent or reduce contamination or disease AND extend it in increments of 30 days as necessary
1st reading – Back to Assignments
Adds trade, barter and possession with intent to sell, trade or barter to activities prohibited with species listed in 11-0536; adds giraffe
Environmental Conservation
Environmental Conservation
Environmental Conservation
Unknown (shell bill)
1st & 2nd reading - Rules
Names listed dinosaur as official state land fossil
Signed into law 4/24/23 – Effective after published in statute book
Renumbers the code & makes technical and a few other changes
Signed into law 3/14/23
Adds hermit crabs and goldfish to those animals for which the sale, barter and giving away as a pet or novelty if dyed is banned
Passed House 4/26 - Senate 1st reading - Assignments
Updates cross references and makes a few other minor corrections
Signed into law 3/13/23