Section 4-28-7 - Carrier responsibility(a) Carriers transporting poultry and birds into the State, except poultry and birds in transit to ports outside of Hawaii, shall immediately upon arrival deliver the shipment to the Honolulu International Airport animal quarantine holding facility and submit a shipmaster's declaration to the division providing the following: (1) Name and address of owner, importer, consignee, and port of origin of the poultry and birds;(2) Number of poultry and birds onboard; and(3) Number of poultry and birds that have died or have been injured en route, with the circumstances of the deaths or injuries.(b) Poultry and birds in transit to ports beyond Hawaii shall not be off-loaded for any purpose unless authorized by the state veterinarian or an inspector.(c) Carriers shall not accept for transport to Hawaii any shipment of poultry or birds, including hatching eggs, without a valid "Poultry and Bird Import Permit" (Form DC-50, 8/03), which is attached at the end of this chapter. The import permit shall be obtained from the division and securely fixed to the outside of a shipping container, group of shipping containers, or pallet of shipping containers so that it is clearly visible. It shall be the responsibility of the carrier to deny shipment, or immediately transport to a port outside of Hawaii, all poultry and birds arriving without a valid import permit. The import permit shall contain: (1) An entry number issued by the state veterinarian or an inspector;(2) A list and count for each species of poultry or birds shipped;(3) A destination address, name, and contact telephone number;(4) A return address, name, and contact telephone number;(5) A statement that provisions of this chapter were met for all poultry and birds in the shipment, including the telephone number and name of the facility used to meet preshipment quarantine requirements for poultry and birds subject to quarantine as provided in section 4-28-8(a); and(6) The signature of the accredited veterinarian attesting that preshipment requirements have been met, or in the case of day-old birds and hatching eggs, the signature of a NPIP hatchery agent or accredited veterinarian.[Eff JAN 16 2004] (Auth: HRS § 142-2) (Imp: HRS §§ 142-3, 142-4, 142-5, 142-8)