HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2076

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to hunting.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 183D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§183D-    Hawaii apprentice hunting license program; established.  (a)  There is established the Hawaii apprentice hunting license program within and administered by the department.  The purpose of the Hawaii apprentice hunting license program shall be to provide licensees with information and training to assist the licensee to qualify for a hunting license under section 183D-22; provided that the Hawaii apprentice hunting license shall not be a requirement to qualify for a hunting license under section 183D-22.  The Hawaii apprentice hunting license program shall not be used in place of the hunting license issued under section 183D-22.

     (b)  A Hawaii apprentice hunting license shall be issued by an agent of the department to a person:

     (1)  Who is at least ten years of age;

     (2)  Upon completion of a written application by the applicant, or if the applicant is a minor, by the applicant's parent or legal guardian, in a form, prescribed by the department, which shall include the following information:

          (A)  The designation of a person who is at least twenty-one years of age and holds a current and valid hunting license under section 183D-22, as a mentor for the applicant; and

          (B)  A statement under oath by the applicant, or if the applicant is a minor, by the applicant's parent or legal guardian, of the applicant's name, address, domicile or residence, length of residence in the State, age, race, height, weight, and color of hair and eyes; and

     (3)  Upon payment of a hunting license fee or any other hunting-related fee that the board may require under this chapter; provided that the Hawaii apprentice hunting license fee shall be $95; provided further that the fee shall be $10 for any person who has resided in this State for more than one year or who is an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States.

     (c)  The Hawaii apprentice hunting license shall be valid for the duration of the hunting season of the year in which the license was issued.  The license shall be renewable for one additional year.

     (d)  A person who is issued a Hawaii apprentice hunting license shall:

     (1)  Not permit any other person to carry, display, or use the license in any way;

     (2)  Be in physical possession of the license when hunting and show the license upon the demand of any officer authorized to enforce the game laws of the State; and

     (3)  Be accompanied by and under the supervision of the mentor named in the application as required in subsection (b)(2)(A).

     (e)  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this chapter, while in the field:

     (1)  A mentor shall not supervise more than two Hawaii apprentice hunting licensees at any one time; and

     (2)  When a Hawaii apprentice hunting licensee uses a firearm in hunting, the mentor and the licensee shall possess not more than one firearm per person."

     SECTION 2.  Section 183D-21, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§183D-21  Hunting licenses required.  [No] Except as provided in section 183D-  , no person shall hunt, pursue, kill, or take any game bird or mammal without first procuring a hunting license; provided that section 183D-32 to the contrary notwithstanding, no license shall be required of persons who may be authorized in writing by the board to destroy game birds or game mammals injurious to forest growth or agriculture, or that constitute a nuisance or a health hazard."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hawaii Apprentice Hunting License Program

 

Description:

Establishes the Hawaii Apprentice Hunting License Program and its requirements and restrictions.

 

 

 

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