2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 12. Conservation and Resources
195D. Conservation of Aquatic Life, Wildlife, and Land Plants
195D-4.5 Taking a monk seal prohibited.

Universal Citation:
HI Rev Stat § 195D-4.5 (2021)
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§195D-4.5 Taking a monk seal prohibited. (a) A person commits the offense of taking a monk seal if the person intentionally or knowingly takes a Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi).

(b) Any person convicted of taking a monk seal shall be guilty of a class C felony; provided that in addition to any other sentence, the environmental court may impose a fine up to $50,000. [L 2010, c 165, §2; am L 2014, c 218, §8]

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