HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

136

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE PROPOSED REGULATION OF PET BOARDING FACILITIES.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, working families in the State use the services of pet boarding facilities to care for their household pets; and

 

     WHEREAS, the State does not currently regulate pet boarding facilities; and

 

     WHEREAS, section 26H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires that "[n]ew regulatory measures being considered for enactment that, if enacted, would subject unregulated professions and vocations to licensing or other regulatory controls shall be referred to the auditor for analysis"; and

 

     WHEREAS, House Bill No. 1162 (2019) proposes the regulation of pet boarding facilities by the Department of Agriculture; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, the Senate concurring, that the Auditor is requested, pursuant to section 26H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to analyze the proposed regulation of pet boarding facilities in House Bill No. 1162 (2019) and to:

 

     (1)  Describe the probable effects of the measure;

 

     (2)  Assess whether the enactment of the measure is consistent with the policies set forth in section 26H‑2, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

 

     (3)  Assess potential alternative forms of regulation; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit a report of findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2020; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Auditor; Department of Agriculture; Pet Boarding Facilities; Sunrise Analysis