{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-150a-6.5","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 150A-6.5","heading":"Animals; prohibition against possession, etc.","body":"§150A-6.5 Animals; prohibition against possession, etc.; exception. No person shall possess, propagate, sell, transfer, or harbor any animal included on the list of prohibited animals maintained by the board, except upon a determination that the species:\n\n(1) Was initially permitted entry and later prohibited entry into the State; or\n\n(2) Was continually prohibited but unlawfully introduced and is currently established in the State; and\n\n(3) Is not significantly harmful to agriculture, horticulture, or animal or public health, and the environment.\n\nUnder the circumstances described in this [section], the board may permit possession of the individual animal through its registration with the department while still prohibiting the same species of animal from importation, propagation, transfer, and sale.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 11","Chapter 150A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0150A/HRS_0150A-0006_0005.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"6edc3da5aaa44dcefab97f07ceaf602a1390103d27efcde7a34fcf732f50eec9","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-150a-6.4","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-150a-6.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}