Haw. Code R. § 4-29-13 - Removal from animal quarantine stations
(a) Dogs, cats, or
other carnivores may be removed from the animal quarantine station or a
satellite quarantine station prior to the expiration of their quarantine period
only under the following circumstances:
(1)
Release from the quarantine station for export from the State, upon payment in
full of all accrued fees;
(2)
Release to a hospital holding a valid permit under subsection (b), provided
that the animal is identified with an electronic microchip, implanted at the
owner's expense. Electronic microchip implantation may be waived by the
quarantine manager when emergency hospitalization is required;
(3) Temporary release under a performance
permit granted under subsection (c); or
(4) Temporary release under a skills
maintenance training permit granted according to section
4-29-15(b).
(b) Approval of private
veterinary hospitals to care for quarantine animals.
(1) A veterinary hospital may qualify for and
retain a permit to hospitalize animals under quarantine only if it meets the
following requirements:
(A) The entrance for
quarantined animals shall be separate from that used for other
animals;
(B) Hospitals shall be
equipped with runs or cages, or both, which have latches or closures which
cannot be opened by the confined animal, and shall keep the animal in such a
kennel or cage at all times except when taken out for purposes of medical or
surgical treatment, for diagnostic procedures, or for transportation back to
the animal quarantine station or satellite quarantine station;
(C) Dogs may also be allowed out of their
kennels or cages for exercise in runs, provided the runs shall be completely
enclosed with an escape-proof material with mesh no larger than two inches by
two inches and shall be equipped with latches or closures which cannot be
opened by the confined animal;
(D)
Dogs and cats shall not be taken outside the hospital building except in areas
completely enclosed with an escape-proof material contiguous with the hospital
building;
(E) Each kennel and run
shall be designed to prevent all physical contact with animals in adjacent
kennels or runs;
(F) To prevent
unauthorized removal of quarantined animals, a hospital employee shall be on
the premises twenty-four hours a day or the premise shall have a professionally
installed, functional, and certified intruder alert system;
(G) Each hospital shall conduct annual
training sessions for its employees in the recognition of symptoms associated
with rabies. The training program must be approved by the state veterinarian,
and a record of the date, time, and persons attending the training session
shall be submitted, at the end of June of each year, to the state
veterinarian;
(H) Employees shall
immediately take steps to preserve the carcasses of quarantined animals which
have died and shall immediately notify the animal quarantine manager, who shall
arrange the removal of the carcass by an inspector to the state veterinary
laboratory for post-mortem examination;
(I) In the event of escape or unauthorized
removal of quarantined animals, the hospital shall notify the animal quarantine
manager immediately and shall be responsible for costs incurred by the State in
the investigation and in the recovery of the animals;
(J) The hospital shall allow unannounced
inspection by an inspector twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. An
inspector may conduct an unannounced inspection to verify that a hospital
employee is present. The inspector shall be allowed immediate entry into the
hospital to verify the presence of any quarantined animal by visual or
electronic means;
(K) The hospital
staff on islands other than Oahu shall provide transportation of a quarantined
animal between a neighbor island airport and the approved veterinary hospital
destination;
(L) No hospital shall
release or allow release, at any time, of any quarantined animal in its custody
without the written permission of the animal quarantine manager;
(M) Requests for direct hospital release
shall be submitted in writing a minimum of two weeks prior to the scheduled
release date. The hour of release shall be at the discretion of the animal
quarantine manager;
(N) Trained
hospital staff shall observe and evaluate every quarantined animal under the
hospital's care for signs of rabies on a daily basis
(O) Immediately upon completion of treatment,
surgery, or examination, the veterinarian in charge shall notify the animal
quarantine station or satellite animal quarantine station that quarantined
animals, together with a legibly completed "Report of Hospitalization/Satelite
Quarantine", dated 11/97, which is made a part of this chapter and a copy of
which is attached at the end of this chapter, are ready for return;
(P) The veterinarian in charge shall promptly
notify the state veterinarian of any births, including sex and number of
offspring, to any quarantined animal in the hospital's custody and shall ensure
that the requirements of section
4-29-16 are met; and
(Q) The veterinarian
in charge of an approved hospital on an island other than Oahu shall scan all
newly arriving quarantine animals for an electronic microchip and notify the
animal quarantine manager within twenty-four hours of the animal's
arrival;
(2) A permit for
private hospitals to care for quarantined animals shall be obtained from the
board of agriculture. The board may delegate its authority to issue such
permits to the chair-person. Applicants shall request such a permit in writing
from the animal quarantine manager, stating the name and address of the
hospital. The request shall be signed by the owner or chief executive officer
of the private hospital. Following an inspection of the hospital premises, the
animal quarantine manager shall recommend to the board that the permit be
issued or denied. In the event that an aplication is denied, the provisions of
chapter 4-1, subchapter 4, shall apply. The veterinarian in charge of the
hospital shall promptly notify the state veterinarian of any change of
ownership of the hospital. Permits are non-transferable and are void with the
change of ownership of the hospital; and
(3) A hospital's failure to comply with these
rules may result in revocation of its permit to hospitalize animals under
quarantine, as well as subjecting the permittee to the other penalties provided
in this chapter and chapter 142, HRS. A hospital whose permit is subject to
revocation may request a hearing as provided in section
91-9,
HRS. Requests for a hearing shall be received by the chairperson within ten
calendar days after receipt of the written notice of intent to revoke the
permit. Pending such a hearing and a final decision, the hospital may not treat
or hospitalize additional quarantined animals not already confined to the
hospital. If no request for a hearing is received within ten days, the
revocation shall become final on the eleventh day and no quarantined animals
may remain on the premises.
(c) Special purpose permits for performing
animals.
(1) Special purpose permits for
performing animals may be obtained from the chairperson of the board of
agriculture and shall be obtained at least fourteen days in advance of
importation. Written requests shall be submitted to the animal quarantine
manager. The request shall include the breed, name, age, sex, and color of the
animals for which the permit is requested; the owner's name, local address, and
telephone number, and a list of the dates on which the vaccinations required by
section
4-29-8 were administered; and proposed travel and performing itineraries. If any
changes are to be made in either itinerary, the owner or handler shall notify
the quarantine station, in writing, no less than twenty-four hours in
advance;
(2) Under a special
purpose permit for performing animals, performing dogs and cats shall be
allowed to leave an animal quarantine station or an approved hospital for the
purpose of performing under the following circumstances only:
(A) The animals shall be brought into the
State solely for the purpose of performing;
(B) Animals may leave a quarantine station or
approved hospital only at the times and to go to the locations listed on the
permit;
(C) The animals shall be
accompanied by a special duty police officer whenever they are off a quarantine
station, or approved hospital grounds. The special duty police officer shall
maintain communication with the animal's trainers or handlers, and surveillance
over the animals, at all times, and shall transport or accompany the animals to
and from the performance location;
(D) A permit may be issued for performances
on a neighbor island provided that the animals are housed at a satellite
quarantine station or approved hospital when not performing or in transit, and
provided that a special duty police officer transports or accompanies the
animals and provides continuous communication with the animals' trainers or
handlers, and surveillance of the animals, when the animals are off the
premises of a satellite quarantine station or an approved hospital;
(E) The performance animals shall not come
into physical contact with non-quarantined dogs, cats, or other carnivores, or
cause a potential human exposure, at any time. Performance animals that come
into physical contact with non-quarantined animals or cause a potential human
exposure shall not be permitted to perform and shall be subject immediately to
a minimum ten-day rabies observation period at the animal quarantine station.
In the event that the animal's handler loses control of the animal and the
animal is not visible to an inspector or special duty police officer for any
length of time, the animal will be presumed to have come into contact with
another non-quarantined dog, cat, or other carnivore or to have caused a
potential human exposure, and the provisions of this subparagraph shall apply;
and
(F) All costs incurred for
supervision, surveillance, quarantine, transportation, and care of performing
animals, including the wages, overtime, and fringe benefits of the inspectors
or special duty police officers who accompany the animals, shall be paid by the
owner or the owner's agent. The owner or the owner's agent shall also agree in
writing, before the animal enters the State, to assume all liability in
connection with, and to defend and indemnify the State or any county of the
State against all charges, claims, suits, and costs resulting from the
importation, performances, surveillance, quarantine, escape, recapture, and
handling of the performing animals; and
(3) Performing carnivores other than dogs and
cats are subject to the provisions of chapter 4-20, in addition to those of
this chapter. Performing carnivores other than dogs and cats may be housed
outside of the animal quarantine station or a satellite quarantine station at a
location approved by the state veterinarian. Such a location shall be at the
location of the performances and shall be secured by barriers to prevent public
access. Animals shall be confined to cages when not performing. A special duty
police officer shall be present at the location for the duration of the permit.
(d) Trained guard,
scout, detector, or police dogs in quarantine shall remain within the perimeter
of the quarantine station property at all times. Training will be limited to
facilities of the division of animal industry in Halawa. For the purposes of
training, the perimeter of the quarantine station property shall be considered
the fence along Halawa Valley Street on the north and west and the quarantine
station perimeter fence on the south and east.
(1) In the event of an incident which
requires the temporary removal of a dog from the quarantine station to
safeguard the health and safety of persons or the safety of property, the dog
may be removed under the supervision of the commanding officer of that law
enforcement unit for the purpose of employing its skills during that incident.
The dog shall be returned to the quarantine station immediately after the
incident is over. Approval for such temporary removal shall only be granted by
the state veterinarian directly to the commanding officer of that law
enforcement unit. Any physical contact with animals or potential human exposure
shall be reported immediately to the state veterinarian, and the dog shall be
confined at the quarantine station for a minimum of ten days for observation;
and
(2) Military working dogs and
law enforcement dogs owned by the federal government shall either be
quarantined at the quarantine station pursuant to this chapter or shall be
housed at a federal facility operated In conformance with standards at least
equivalent to those at the quarantine station. In the event of an incident
which requires the temporary removal of a dog from the quarantine station or a
satellite quarantine station, the dog may be removed under the supervision of
the commanding officer of that law enforcement unit for the purpose of
employing its skills during that incident.
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