41 sections in this chapter.
HRS §183D-1 Definitions
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PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS §183D-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: "Agricultural land" means any land used primarily for a farming operation, as defined in section 165-2. "Agricultural land" includes land used for farm buildings and d…
HRS §183D-10 REPEALED
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§183D-10 REPEALED. L 1988, c 67, §4.
HRS §183D-10.5 Wildlife revolving fund; establishment
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§183D-10.5 Wildlife revolving fund; establishment. (a) There is established a wildlife revolving fund under the department of land and natural resources. (b) The following proceeds shall be retained by or transmitted to the department of land and natural resources for deposit int…
HRS §183D-11 Informer's fee
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§183D-11 Informer's fee. One-half of the fine imposed and collected in all cases where the defendant has been convicted for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 195D shall be paid to the person giving the information leading to the arrest of the person …
HRS §183D-2 Powers and duties of department
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§183D-2 Powers and duties of department. The department shall:
HRS §183D-21 Hunting licenses required
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PART II. HUNTING IN GENERAL §183D-21 Hunting licenses required. No person shall hunt, pursue, kill, or take any game bird or mammal without first procuring a hunting license; provided that section 183D-32 to the contrary notwithstanding, no license shall be required of persons wh…
HRS §183D-22 Application and issuance of licenses; fees
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§183D-22 Application and issuance of licenses; fees. (a) A hunting license shall be issued to a person by an agent of the department upon: The application shall require a statement under oath of the applicant's name, address, domicile or residence, length of residence in the Stat…
HRS §183D-23 Licenses expire when
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§183D-23 Licenses expire when. All licenses shall expire on June 30 next following the date of issuance, except for licenses obtained pursuant to section 183D-22(b)(3). [L 1985, c 174, pt of §4; am L 2007, c 129, §2]
HRS §183D-24 Duplicate licenses
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§183D-24 Duplicate licenses. Duplicate licenses may be issued upon application stating under oath that the original license has been lost or destroyed and upon payment of a fee of fifty per cent of the current cost of a resident license as provided in section 183D-22(b)(1). [L 19…
HRS §183D-25 Licenses; display thereof
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§183D-25 Licenses; display thereof. No person to whom a hunting license has been issued shall permit any other person to carry, display, or use the license in any way. Every person to whom a hunting license has been issued shall physically possess the license when hunting and sha…
HRS §183D-26 Hunting on private lands prohibited
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§183D-26 Hunting on private lands prohibited. (a) No person shall enter upon any land or premises belonging to, held, or occupied by another, for the purpose of hunting or to take any kind of wildlife including game without first having obtained permission from the owner or a dul…
HRS §183D-27 Night hunting on private lands; prohibition
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§183D-27 Night hunting on private lands; prohibition. (a) Notwithstanding section 183D-26, no person shall take or pursue any game bird, game mammal, wild bird, or wild mammal at night on privately owned lands, except as authorized by the department pursuant to section 183D-61. F…
HRS §183D-28 Hunter education program
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§183D-28 Hunter education program. (a) The department shall establish a hunter education program to provide instruction in hunter safety, principles of conservation, and sportsmanship. Upon successful completion of the program, the department shall issue to the graduate a hunter …
HRS §183D-29 Agents to collect application fees and sell licenses
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§183D-29 Agents to collect application fees and sell licenses. (a) The department may designate agents to collect hunting application fees and sell hunting licenses in accordance with this section. Agents shall report all collections of application fees and sales of licenses to t…
HRS §183D-3 Rules
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§183D-3 Rules. (a) Subject to chapter 91, the department shall adopt, amend, and repeal rules that may include but are not limited to rules: The rules may vary from county to county or in any part of the county and may specify certain days of the week or certain hours of the day …
HRS §183D-31 Game birds, declaration by department
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PART III. GAME BIRDS §183D-31 Game birds, declaration by department. (a) The department may declare, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 91, any bird which has been or may be introduced into the State to be propagated for hunting purposes, to be a game bird within the meaning of …
HRS §183D-32 Open and closed seasons and bag limits on game birds
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§183D-32 Open and closed seasons and bag limits on game birds. (a) No person shall intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly take, kill, pursue, or have in possession any bird declared as a game bird by law or by rule of the department at any time, except during an open season duly…
HRS §183D-33 Shooting certain pigeons prohibited
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§183D-33 Shooting certain pigeons prohibited. No person, other than the owner thereof, shall shoot, maim, kill, or detain any Antwerp, messenger, or homing pigeon. [L 1985, c 174, pt of §4]
HRS §183D-34 Private and commercial shooting preserve and farmer's license
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§183D-34 Private and commercial shooting preserve and farmer's license. (a) For the purpose of encouraging private and commercial shooting preserves, game bird farming, and the domestication and propagation of game birds, a license authorizing the licensee to engage in the busine…
HRS §183D-35 Importation; sale of game birds
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§183D-35 Importation; sale of game birds. (a) Any responsible resident of good character who is a holder of the license defined in section 183D-34 may bring within the State and have the custody of, for the purpose of conducting a private and commercial shooting preserve, domesti…
HRS §183D-36 Carcass to be tagged
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§183D-36 Carcass to be tagged. Any licensee may possess, transport, or sell any game bird brought into the State or raised in captivity within the State as set forth in this section. The carcasses of the game birds may be possessed, transported, or sold at any time, if tagged as …
HRS §183D-37 Retail dealer's license
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§183D-37 Retail dealer's license. The keeper of a hotel, restaurant, boardinghouse, or club, or any retail dealer in meats, may sell carcasses or parts thereof purchased or received from a licensed game bird farm, tagged and sealed, to any patron or consumer for actual consumptio…
HRS §183D-38 Transportation
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§183D-38 Transportation. Any common carrier, at any time, may transport game birds, if the carcasses or parts thereof are tagged or sealed, but to every coop or package containing tagged or sealed game birds, there shall be affixed an additional tag or label upon which shall be p…
HRS §183D-39 Report by licensed private and commercial shooting preserve operator; farmer
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§183D-39 Report by licensed private and commercial shooting preserve operator; farmer. The licensee shall make quarterly reports on the first of July, October, January, and April to the department on forms to be furnished by the department. The report shall give a correct stateme…
HRS §183D-4 Game management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, public hunting areas
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§183D-4 Game management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, public hunting areas. (a) For the purposes of preserving, protecting, conserving, and propagating wildlife, the department shall establish, maintain, manage, and operate game management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, and public h…
HRS §183D-4.5 Game management advisory commission
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§183D-4.5 Game management advisory commission. (a) There is established within the department a game management advisory commission, which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the board. The game management advisory commission shall consist of the following nine members: provid…
HRS §183D-40 Permit; authority under
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§183D-40 Permit; authority under. After first having obtained a permit from the department, a licensee may obtain any number of game birds from any state game farm or from city park boards from another county, state, or foreign jurisdiction, or, with the consent of the department…
HRS §183D-41 Game birds when exclusive property
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§183D-41 Game birds when exclusive property. Game birds maintained upon enclosed land, upon which notice has been posted that the same is a game farm or upon any land or property upon which notice has been posted that the same is a private and commercial shooting preserve, shall …
HRS §183D-42 Inspection of private and commercial shooting preserve and game farm
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§183D-42 Inspection of private and commercial shooting preserve and game farm. Any member of the board or an authorized representative may enter, at any time, upon any private and commercial shooting preserve or game farm of a licensee for the purpose of inspection thereof, or fo…
HRS §183D-5 Penalties
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§183D-5 Penalties. (a) Any person violating section 183D-21, 183D-25, 183D-33, or 183D-63 or any rule adopted under this chapter shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced as follows: (b) Any person violating section 183D-25.5, 183D-32…
HRS §183D-51 Game mammals defined; exception
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PART IV. GAME MAMMALS §183D-51 Game mammals defined; exception. (a) For the purposes of enforcing the wildlife laws of the State the following named mammals are hereby designated as game mammals when living in a wild or feral state not under domestication: deer (family Cervidae),…
HRS §183D-6 Permits for taking wildlife for scientific, educational, or propagation purposes
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§183D-6 Permits for taking wildlife for scientific, educational, or propagation purposes. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the department may take wildlife for scientific, educational, or propagation purposes, except as prohibited by chapter 195D. (b) Notwiths…
HRS §183D-61 Permits to take wild birds, game birds, and game mammals
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PART V. WILD BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE §183D-61 Permits to take wild birds, game birds, and game mammals. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in this chapter, the department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91: (b) Except as provided in subsection (a)(4), the rules sha…
HRS §183D-62 Taking, injuring, or destroying wild birds prohibited
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§183D-62 Taking, injuring, or destroying wild birds prohibited. Except as provided in section 183D-61, no person shall intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly take, catch, injure, kill, or destroy, or attempt to take, catch, injure, kill, or destroy, any wild bird, or to keep or …
HRS §183D-63 Keeping wild birds in captivity prohibited
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§183D-63 Keeping wild birds in captivity prohibited. Except as provided in section 183D-61, no person shall keep in captivity any wild bird unless the bird was lawfully imported into the State or was bred in captivity from birds lawfully imported. [L 1985, c 174, pt of §4]
HRS §183D-64 Transportation of wild birds from the State prohibited
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§183D-64 Transportation of wild birds from the State prohibited. No person shall transport or cause to be transported by any means any wild bird from any part of the State; provided that specimens of wild birds required for scientific or educational purposes may be exported from …
HRS §183D-65 Posting; destruction of predators
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§183D-65 Posting; destruction of predators. (a) On any game management area, public hunting area, or forest reserve or other lands under the jurisdiction of the department, predators deemed harmful to wildlife by the department may be destroyed by any means deemed necessary by th…
HRS §183D-66 Wildlife trafficking; prohibited
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§183D-66 Wildlife trafficking; prohibited. (a) No person shall sell, offer to sell, purchase, trade, possess with intent to sell, or barter for any part or product from the following animal family, genus, or species: elephant (Elephantidae), rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae), tiger (Pa…
HRS §183D-7 Expenditures
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§183D-7 Expenditures. (a) The department may expend all appropriations made for the purpose of effectuating the objectives of title 12. The department may expend proceeds in the wildlife revolving fund, without appropriation or allotment as authorized under section 37-40, for the…
HRS §183D-8 Cooperation with other governmental authorities
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§183D-8 Cooperation with other governmental authorities. The department shall endeavor to secure the cooperation and assistance of and shall cooperate with the appropriate agency of the United States, or other governmental authorities having an interest in the subject matter of t…
HRS §183D-9 Federal aid in wildlife restoration
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§183D-9 Federal aid in wildlife restoration. The State assents to the provisions of the Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (50 Stat. 917, 16 U.S.C. §669), as amended. The department shall perform those acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishme…