STAND. COM. REP. NO.775-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2481

S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 2481, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIVESTOCK,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to deter the theft of certain livestock by expanding the offense of theft of livestock to include goats and any species farmed for household or commercial use, including poultry, bison, or elk.

The Department of Agriculture supported this measure.

Your Committee finds that:

(1) Owners of goats could experience substantial economic loss from theft; and

(2) The deterrence provided by this measure should extend to other species that are in or may be introduced to the State.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2481, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,

 

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FELIPE P. ABINSAY, Chair