HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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2379 |
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE TAKING OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION
1. Chapter 199, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read
as follows:
"§199-
Exhibit upon demand; inspection. (a) Section 199-7
notwithstanding, any police officer or agent of the department of land and
natural resources upon whom the board of land and natural resources has
conferred police powers may, in the performance of the officer's or agent's
primary duties, stop and temporarily detain any person whom the officer or
agent reasonably believes is, or recently has been, engaged in fishing,
hunting, gathering, or any other activity involving the take of natural
resources, and may inspect any license, permit, stamp, tag, or other relevant
documentation, as well as all natural resources in possession, including the
contents of any bag or container of any kind used to carry natural resources,
and any equipment, article, instrument, aircraft, vessel, vehicle, or
conveyance being used, to determine whether the person is in compliance with
title 12, chapters 6D, 6E, and 6K, and any rules adopted thereunder, or any
other statutes, rules, or regulations relating to the protection and
conservation of natural resources. For
purposes of this section, "natural resources" includes any
archaeological artifacts, minerals, any aquatic life or wildlife or parts
thereof, including their eggs, and any land plants or parts thereof, including
seeds.
(b)
Any license, permit, stamp, tag, or other relevant documentation, any
natural resources in possession, and any device or apparatus designed to be and
capable of being used to take natural resources, shall be exhibited upon demand
to any person authorized by the department of land and natural resources to
enforce title 12, chapters 6D, 6E, and 6K, and any rules adopted thereunder, or
any other statutes, rules, or regulations relating to the protection and
conservation of natural resources."
SECTION
2. This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.
SECTION
3. New statutory material is
underscored.
SECTION
4. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Natural Resources; Inspection
Description:
Clarifies that any police officer or agent of the Department of Land and Natural Resources upon whom the Board of Land and Natural Resources has conferred police powers may, in the performance of the officer's or agent's primary duties, inspect certain items for compliance with Title 12, Chapters 6D, 6E, and 6K, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and any rules adopted thereunder, or any other statutes, rules, or regulations relating to the protection and conservation of natural resources.
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