Section 4-29-17 - Fees at the animal quarantine station The fees for each dog, cat, and other carnivore shall include a registration fee, a health record fee, a fixed fee based on confinement period, and a daily fee for animals: transiting to another destination; born in quarantine; remaining in quarantine after their release date; and arriving in quarantine before their qualification date for five-day or less quarantine. The following fees are established for implements, services, medications, and vaccines provided by the department:
(1) Registration fee -- $30;(2) Health record fee -- $15;(3) One hundred twenty-day quarantine -- $1035;(4) Five-day or less quarantine -- $ 199;(5) Direct airport release -- $155;(6) Process and issue one NIIP -- $165, Re-issue one NIIP -- $35;(7) Reentry fee with direct airport release -- $98, applies to the second or successive entries of a dog or cat during the time period that the most recent rabies vaccination or OIE-RVA test used for five days or less quarantine qualification is valid.(8) Reentry fee with five-day or less confinement -- $ 110, applies to second or successive entries of a dog or cat during the time period that the most recent rabies vaccination or OIE-RVA test used for five days or less quarantine qualification is valid;(9) Daily fee for animals: transiting to another destination; born in quarantine; arriving in quarantine before their eligibility date; or remaining in quarantine after their release date -- $14.30, except that animals remaining in quarantine after their release date shall also be subject to an additional fee according to section 4-19-18;(10) Microchip, including shipping and handling -- $27;(11) Bathing prescribed by the station veterinarian -- $14 for each bath provided by station personnel;(12) Grooming prescribed by the station veterinarian -- $18 for each grooming session. provided by station personnel;(13) Vaccination -- $6 for administration of each vaccination, and $5 for each vaccine not provided by the animal owner;(14) Microchip and implantation -- $18;(15) Ground transportation between an approved hospital on Oahu and the animal quarantine station -- $6 for each round trip;(16) Dipping, spraying, dusting, or sponging to control external parasites detected on animals upon entry into quarantine -- $12 for each treatment;(17) Worming -- $12 for each single worming treatment except for whipworms (Trichuris). Whipworms -- $20 for each three-day treatment;(18) Giardia -- $10 for each course of treatment;(19) Health certificate issued by quarantine station veterinarians -- $25;(20) Duplicates of receipts -- $4;(21) Copies of records -- 25 cents for each page copied;(22) General veterinary services performed for medical problems requiring treatment on an emergency basis and elective procedures done at the discretion of the station veterinarian will be charged at -- $40 per hour $10 minimum charge;(23) Ground transportation for any quarantined animal not subject to paragraphs 15 and 24, such as to and from harbors -- $20, one way;(24) Airline fees, ground transportation fees, and all personnel costs entailed in transport of animals to satellite quarantine stations and approved hospitals on islands other than Oahu will be borne by the owner;(25) Fecal testing for internal parasites at owner's request -- $8 per test;(26) Heartworm testing at owner's request -- $8 per test;(27) Service charge assessed for any check, draft, certificate of deposit, or other negotiable instrument that is dishonored for any reason -- $15;(28) Each offspring born to animals at the animal quarantine station -- adult daily rate;(29) Refunds of $15 or less shall not be processed except after written request by the owner to the animal quarantine manager. The written request shall be made within one year of release;(30) A fee reimbursement of $8 per day for one hundred twenty-day quarantine shall apply to animals quarantined at a private veterinary hospital or satellite quarantine facility; and(31) A fee increase of $10 shall be implemented on October 1 of each year when expenditures exceed revenue during the most recent fiscal year. The fee increase shall apply to one hundred twenty-day quarantine and five-day or less quarantine.[Eff 03/18/93; am and comp 05/23/97; am 07/12/99; am and comp 07/10/00; am 05/07/01; am and comp 06/30/03; am and comp 02/12/04; am and comp 10/31/05; am and comp SEP 28 2009] (Auth: HRS § 142-2) (Imp: HRS §§ 40-35.5, 142-3)