Section 4-29-7 - Transiting private and commercial vessel responsibility(a) Dogs, cats, and other carnivores aboard a transiting private or commercial vessel in Hawaiian waters may be permitted by an inspector to remain on board no longer than forty-eight hours after the vessel is first anchored, moored, or docked in the Hawaiian Islands except that animals subject to quarantine may be allowed to remain on board for up to ten days when the requirements of section 4-29-7.1 are met. For purposes of this subchapter, a transiting vessel is any vessel in Hawaiian waters whose owner, captain, or other person in charge intends that the vessel will remain in Hawaiian waters less than ten calendar days, and Hawaiian waters are those waters over which the State of Hawaii has jurisdiction.(b) The owner, captain, or other person in charge of a transiting private or commercial vessel subject to this section with dogs, cats, or other carnivores on board remaining in Hawaiian waters less than forty-eight hours after the vessel is first anchored, moored, or docked in the Hawaiian Islands shall submit a signed statement witnessed by an inspector and attached to the shipmaster's declaration attesting that the animals in question shall be securely confined on board the vessel at all times during the period the vessel remains in Hawaiian waters, and that no other dogs, cats, or other carnivores will be allowed aboard the vessel during the time it is in Hawaii.(c) Computation of the forty-eight-hour period shall begin at the time the vessel first docks, anchors, or moors in the Hawaiian Islands regardless of the number of ports to be visited.(d) If the vessel is still in Hawaiian waters or at a port within the State after forty-eight hours, all dogs, cats, and other carnivores on board shall be transported to the animal quarantine station.(e) If the forty-eight-hour period expires while the vessel is at sea moving from one port to another, the state veterinarian shall be notified immediately upon arrival at the next port of call and arrangements shall be made by the owner, captain, or other person in charge of the vessel to transport the animal to the animal quarantine station.(f) The state veterinarian may impound any dog, cat, or other carnivore permitted to remain on board a vessel under this section, and may order the animal quarantined for failure to comply with any requirement of this section. The time elapsed between arrival of the vessel and the impoundment shall not be credited against the period of quarantine. (1) Animals impounded on neighbor islands shall be transported by air to the port at the Honolulu International Airport and, from there, to the animal quarantine station.(2) The owner, captain, or other person in charge of the vessel shall be responsible for all airline fees and all costs connected with investigation, impoundment, and ground transportation. (g) To retrieve an impounded animal for departure from the State, the owner, captain, or other person in charge of the vessel shall submit a letter to the animal quarantine manager describing all animals held in quarantine at the quarantine station that he or she wishes to retrieve for departure and give the day and time of departure from the State. The letter shall be received forty-eight hours in advance of the requested release time. The animals described in the letter shall be delivered directly to the vessel by an inspector. All arrangements shall be approved by the manager and a fee shall be charged for the delivery of the animals to the vessel as provided in section 4-29-17. (1) Delivery shall be scheduled during the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except for good cause.(2) Any delivery made between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. shall incur overtime fees and fringe benefit expenses at the state rates in addition to the delivery fee.[Eff 03/18/93; am and comp 05/23/97; am and comp 07/10/00; comp 06/30/03; am and comp 02/12/04; comp 10/31/05; am and comp SEP 28 2009] (Auth: HRS § 142-2) (Imp: HRS §§ 142-3, 142-4, 142-8)