(a) All importation of animals shall be by permit. A permit application shall be submitted to the chief with an appropriate bond, if required in this chapter, and the following information: (1) Name and address of shipper and importer, including mailing and street address;(2) Approximate number and kind (common and scientific name) of animal;(3) Sex, if determinable;(4) Object of importation;(5) Mode of transportation; and(6) Approximate date of arrival.(b) The chief, without submitting the permit application to the board, may approve or disapprove the issuance of a permit based on a past board decision relating to the same species of animal and the respective conditions for importation previously-established by the board for that animal species, provided that, if approved, the current import request is, in all essential respects, the same as the previously approved request and that the importer is able to comply with the previously established conditions.(c) A permit application for an animal which was previously disapproved may be resubmitted for board action pursuant to section 4-71-4 upon determination by the chief that conditions for importation are significantly different from the previously disapproved request.(d) A permit application for an animal allowed for import under these rules but not previously permitted entry by the board shall be submitted for board action pursuant to section 4-71-4.(e) The chairperson, without submitting the permit application to the advisory committee on plants and animals and the board, may approve a short term permit for animals on the conditionally approved or restricted lists, or a short-term special permit for unlisted animals, not to exceed ninety days, for performance or exhibition in a circus, carnival, commercial filming for television or movies, or other performance, or exhibition provided that: (1) The animals shall be adequately safeguarded under the control of professional trainers or handlers;(2) The animals are not dangerous wild animals or animals on the list of prohibited animals, except that dangerous wild animals may be imported for performance in-commercial filming for television or movies provided that the animal's performance is part of the scene within a production being filmed and subject to permit conditions adequate to address any associated risks and to assure the applicability of the exemption;(3) Appropriate permit conditions are established by the board; and(4) An appropriate bond, if applicable, is secured with the department as required by sections 4-71-7 and 4-71-8.(f) The permittee shall comply with all permit conditions established by the board. Violation of permit conditions may result in citation as provided in section 150A-12, HRS, or in cancellation of the permit, or both. Any violation of law or rule that calls into question the permittee's fitness to hold a permit, especially the likelihood of the permittee maintaining proper security and safeguarding for animals under the permittee's other permits, may result in cancellation of the permittee's other permits as well.[Eff. 7/13/81; comp 9/19/91; am and comp 2/21/92; am and 9/13/93; comp 1/30/95; am and comp 8/16/99; am and comp 11/30/01; am and comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 141-2, 150A-9) (Imp: HRS §§ 150A-6.2, 150A-6.4, 150A-7)4/06/07; am and comp 1/3/2019