Hawaii House Bill 319

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Referred to AGR, JHA, referral sheet 1
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Exempts from the crime of cruelty to animals in the second degree the extermination of insects, vermin, and pests, and the extermination of feral chickens on private property by the property owner; provided that the extermination is conducted in accordance with standard and acceptable pest control practices and rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, concerning the humane extermination of insects, vermin, pests, and feral chickens.

Relating To Cruelty To Animals.

Rep. Cory Chun [D]	Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa [D]	Rep. Darius Kila [D]	Rep. Rachele Fernandez Lamosao [D]
Rep. Jenna Takenouchi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-21	House	Referred to AGR, JHA, referral sheet 1
2025-01-17	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-16	House	Pending introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=319&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB319_.HTM