HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

116

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

SUPPORTING HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO THE capture and SALE OF FISH.

 

 

WHEREAS, human health and safety issues are of paramount concern to the Legislature and the people of the State of Hawaii; and

WHEREAS, the law with respect to fish captured for sale by the use of a spear is unclear and not readily understood by the general public; and

WHEREAS, with the repeal of section 188-25, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in 1999, which prohibited the sale of speared fish, it would appear that speared fish could now be sold legally; and

WHEREAS, Department of Health rules, however, under section 11-29-4(d), Hawaii Administrative Rules, prohibit the sale of any fish that has been bruised, torn, or otherwise rendered liable to spoilage; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Health rule is the controlling authority and should be aggressively enforced to ensure the health and safety of the consuming public; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the Senate concurring, that the Legislature supports human health and safety as it relates to the capture and sale of fish and urges the Department of Health to aggressively enforce its rules to protect the consuming public; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the

Director of Health, and the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Supports Human Hlth and Safety Issues as it Relates to the Capture and Sale of Fish