2020 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 11. Agriculture and Animals
150A. Plant and Non-Domestic Animal Quarantine and Microorganism Import
150A-11.5 Entry of private property for enforcement.
§150A-11.5 Entry of private property for enforcement. Whenever any member of the department of agriculture deems it necessary for the protection of animal or public health, agriculture, or the environment, to enter any land, building, vessel or aircraft for the purpose of seizing, capturing, confiscating or removing any living creature that is prohibited or restricted and without a permit, the member may make complaint to the district judge in whose circuit the alleged violation is occurring, and the district judge may thereupon issue a warrant, directed to any police officer of the circuit, commanding the police officer to take sufficient aid, and being accompanied by the member of the department, to go to the place described in the complaint, and to seize, capture, confiscate or remove, under directions of the member, the prohibited or restricted creature. [L 1992, c 229, §2]
Cross References
Entry to control or eradicate pests, see §141-3.6.
