Bill Text: HI HCR79 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Licensing of Large Scale Dog Breeders; Auditor's Sunrise Review
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-05 - (H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Carroll excused. [HCR79 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-HCR79-Amended.html
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H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW TO DETERMINE WHETHER LARGE SCALE DOG BREEDERS SHOULD BE LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
WHEREAS, the large scale breeding of dogs is often conducted under conditions that inflict long-term suffering on the dogs; and
WHEREAS, the large scale breeding of dogs may lead to the sale of unhealthy dogs to unsuspecting consumers; and
WHEREAS, the State currently does not regulate the breeding of dogs; and
WHEREAS, establishing a licensing requirement for large scale dog breeders would help prevent cruelty to dogs and protect consumers; and
WHEREAS, a breeder license would provide, at minimum, for inspection of the breeding facility to ensure adequacy and cleanliness, a process for investigation, and the payment of licensing fees; and
WHEREAS, H.B. No. 1621, introduced during the Regular Session of 2011, requires that, to operate a large scale dog breeding operation, a person shall possess a valid dog breeder license issued by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; and
WHEREAS, under section 26H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, measures that would subject unregulated professions and occupations to licensing or other regulatory controls cannot be enacted unless the Auditor has conducted a sunrise review of the specific measure identified through a concurrent resolution; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, the Senate concurring, that the Auditor is requested to perform a sunrise review of the regulation of large scale dog breeders by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs as contemplated under H.B. No. 1621, introduced during the Regular Session of 2011; provided that the review include an assessment of alternative agencies that may be tasked with regulating large scale dog breeders; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit to the Legislature a report on any findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation, no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor and Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Licensing of Large Scale Dog Breeders; Auditor's Sunrise Review