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2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 12. Conservation and Resources
183D. Wildlife
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 183D-1 Definitions.
- 183D-2 Powers and duties of department.
- 183D-3 Rules.
- 183D-4 Game management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, public hunting areas.
- 183D-4.5 Game management advisory commission.
- 183D-5 Penalties.
- 183D-6 Permits for taking wildlife for scientific, educational, or propagation purposes.
- 183D-7 Expenditures.
- 183D-8 Cooperation with other governmental authorities.
- 183D-9 Federal aid in wildlife restoration.
- 183D-10 REPEALED.
- 183D-10.5 Wildlife revolving fund; establishment.
- 183D-11 Informer's fee.
- 183D-12 General administrative penalties.
- 183D-13 Interstate wildlife violator compact.
- 183D-21 Hunting licenses required.
- 183D-22 Application and issuance of licenses; fees.
- 183D-23 Licenses expire when.
- 183D-24 Duplicate licenses.
- 183D-25 Licenses; display thereof.
- 183D-25.5 Hunting guides; licensing and reporting requirements.
- 183D-26 Hunting on private lands prohibited.
- 183D-27 Night hunting on private lands; prohibition.
- 183D-27.5 Harassment of hunters; prohibition. (a) No person shall intentionally prevent or attempt to prevent the lawful taking of game by a person licensed pursuant to section 183D-21 by: (1) Placing the person's self in a location in which human presence may affect the behavior of game to be taken or the feasibility of taking such game; (2) Creating a visual, aural, olfactory, or physical stimulus to affect the behavior of game to be taken; (3) Affecting the condition or placement of personal property intended for use in the taking; or (4) Obstructing the person's access to areas in which the person intends to lawfully take game. (b) No person shall enter or remain upon public lands or waters, or upon private lands or waters, without permission of the owner or the owner's agent, with intent to violate this section. (c) The maximum penalty for violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a fine of $500, thirty days imprisonment, or both. [L 1995, c 186, §1]
- 183D-28 Hunter education program.
- 183D-29 Agents to collect application fees and sell licenses.
- 183D-31 Game birds, declaration by department.
- 183D-32 Open and closed seasons and bag limits on game birds.
- 183D-33 Shooting certain pigeons prohibited.
- 183D-34 Private and commercial shooting preserve and farmer's license.
- 183D-35 Importation; sale of game birds.
- 183D-36 Carcass to be tagged.
- 183D-37 Retail dealer's license.
- 183D-38 Transportation.
- 183D-39 Report by licensed private and commercial shooting preserve operator; farmer.
- 183D-40 Permit; authority under.
- 183D-41 Game birds when exclusive property.
- 183D-42 Inspection of private and commercial shooting preserve and game farm.
- 183D-51 Game mammals defined; exception.
- 183D-52 Interisland transportation and possession of wild or feral deer prohibited.
- 183D-61 Permits to take wild birds, game birds, and game mammals.
- 183D-62 Taking, injuring, or destroying wild birds prohibited.
- 183D-63 Keeping wild birds in captivity prohibited.
- 183D-64 Transportation of wild birds from the State prohibited.
- 183D-65 Posting; destruction of predators.
- 183D-66 Wildlife trafficking; prohibited.
Cross References
Environmental courts, jurisdiction over proceedings arising under this chapter, see 604A-2.
Law Journals and Reviews
Suffering Matters: NEPA, Animals, and the Duty to Disclose. 42 UH L. Rev. 41 (2020).
Case Notes
Sections 183D-22 and 183D-10.5 provided the authority for the department of land and natural resources to require payment of a fee for a hunting-related article such as a stamp; however, since game bird hunting was an activity permitted under this chapter, the department was required under 183D-3 to adopt a rule pursuant to 91-3 when setting the stamp fees for hunting. 117 H. 16 (App.), 175 P.3d 126 (2007).
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