Bill Text: HI SB775 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Hunting Guides.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-04-18 - Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; Elefante. [SB775 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB775-Amended.html
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
775 |
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HUNTING GUIDES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The purpose of this Act is to require hunting guides to:
(1) Obtain written permission from the owners of private lands before taking their clients to hunt on the private land; and
(2) Submit a copy of the written permission to the department of land and natural resources as part of their annual reports.
SECTION 2. Section 183D-25.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) Hunting guides shall [provide],
within thirty days after the expiration of their hunting guide licenses issued
pursuant to this section, submit an annual report of their guide
activities to the department [of their guide activities that]. The annual report shall include [the]:
(1) The number of clients served [and
the];
(2) The clients' residency status[.];
(3) The location of each guided hunt;
(4) For each guided hunt that occurred
on private land, a copy of the written permission from the owner or duly
appointed agent of the land or premises effective at the time of the guided
hunt that was issued to the hunting guide pursuant to section 183D-26(b); and
(5) Other information as required by the
department.
[The
reports shall be submitted within thirty days after the expiration of the
hunting guide license issued pursuant to this section. The failure] Failure to submit an
annual report within the time specified shall be grounds for the revocation and
nonrenewal of the hunting guide license."
SECTION 3. Section 183D-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§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 duly appointed agent[, if];
provided that the owner is the occupier or holder[, or if] of the
land or premises; provided further that, if the owner has let another
occupy or hold the [same, without having first obtained] land or
premises, the permission [of] shall be obtained from the
occupier or holder [thereof], or the duly appointed agent of the
occupier or holder[.] of the land or premises.
(b)
Hunting guides licensed pursuant to section 183D-25.5 shall first obtain
the permission required in subsection (a) in writing before guiding clients
upon private lands.
[(b)]
(c) No prosecution shall be
brought under this section, except upon the sworn complaint of the owner, occupier,
or holder of the land or premises, or a duly appointed agent[, or];
provided that, if the owner, occupier, or holder is either a corporation or
a partnership, [then] the complaint shall be sworn to by an officer of
the corporation or [by one of the members] a member of the
partnership."
SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Hunting Guides; Private Land; Annual Reports; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Written Permission
Description:
Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner of the private land, or occupier or holder, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of the written permissions obtained to hunt on private lands as part of their annual reports to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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