Bill Text: HI HCR89 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting a working group to explore strategies to allow dogs in participating restaurants and bars.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-04-08 - Referred to HTH/CPN. [HCR89 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-HCR89-Introduced.html
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO explore strategies to allow DOGS in PARTICIPATING restaurants and bars.
WHEREAS, many jurisdictions on the mainland and in Europe allow customers to bring dogs into restaurants and bars; and
WHEREAS, a recent national poll found that more than ninety per cent of pet owners considered their pets to be members of their families; and
WHEREAS, spending time with pets has been found to relieve stress and anger and to have other positive health benefits; and
WHEREAS, sixty per cent of Oahu households include pets, and dog ownership has substantially increased over the last two decades; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii's dog owners seek opportunities to spend quality time with their animals; and
WHEREAS, an important concern for stakeholders is to ensure the safety of service animals if dogs are allowed in restaurants and bars; and
WHEREAS, addressing food safety and health concerns is also of primary importance; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2014, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Health is requested to establish the Dogs in Restaurants and Bars Working Group; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health and the Disability and Communications Access Board is requested to participate in the working group; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to invite representatives from the following groups to participate in the working group:
(1) Hawaiian Humane Society;
(2) Humane Society of the United States;
(3) Hawaii Restaurant Association;
(4) Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association;
(5) American Kennel Club; and
(6) A restaurant that currently allows dogs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dogs in Restaurants and Bars Working Group is requested to explore strategies and develop recommendations that would allow dogs to be welcomed in participating restaurants and bars while ensuring the health and safety of both humans and animals; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dogs in Restaurants and Bars Working Group is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2015; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health and the Executive Director of the Disability and Communication Access Board; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Health is requested to transmit copies of this Concurrent Resolution to the groups enumerated in this measure.
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Requesting the Director of Health to establish the Dogs in Restaurants and Bars Working Group.