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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.R. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE RESOLUTION

URGING THE PRIVATIZATION OF ANIMAL QUARANTINE.



 1      WHEREAS, the State has managed the animal quarantine station
 2 for over eighty years in order to keep Hawaii rabies-free; and
 3 
 4      WHEREAS, there has been a growing concern with the handling
 5 and growing cost of animals quarantined at the facility; and
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 7      WHEREAS, as the State seeks to maximize and efficiently
 8 utilize its dwindling resources, the animal quarantine station
 9 becomes a prime candidate for privatization; and
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11      WHEREAS, the current annual cost to the State of operating
12 the animal quarantine station is $2,676,790 in special funds of
13 which $1,728,737 represents the salary cost for maintaining the
14 46 employees; and
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16      WHEREAS, the privatization of the animal quarantine station
17 may result in cost savings to the State; and
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19      WHEREAS, the Hawaiian Humane Society has a proven track
20 record in the daily management and veterinary care of companion
21 animals (cats and dogs); now, therefore,
22 
23      BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
24 Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of
25 1999, that the Department of Agriculture is requested to
26 undertake a study to ascertain whether outsourcing the operation
27 of the animal quarantine facility by the Hawaii Humane Society or
28 any other qualified private entity, would realize cost savings to
29 the State and adequate and dedicated care for family pets; and
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31      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
32 Resolution be transmitted to the director of the Department of
33 Agriculture and the Hawaii Humane Society.
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