STAND. COM. REP. NO. 82

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 316

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture and Environment, to which was referred S.B. No. 316 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DOGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish additional penalties for dog owners whose dog destroys property while on land zoned for agricultural use.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Cattleman's Council, Inc.

Your Committee finds that farms and other agricultural operations often incur property damage from unleashed dogs that wander onto agricultural lands without supervision from their owners. This measure establishes a penalty to motivate dog owners to take more initiative in securing their dogs to prevent damage or harm to property on land zoned for agricultural use.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 316 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture and Environment,

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair