Haw. Code R. § 4-29-21 - Criteria and conditions for service animals and exempted guide dogs
(a) A Class A service animal or exempted
guide dog shall be defined as a service animal or exempted guide dog which
presents prior to or at the time of arrival into the State with documentation
that it meets all of the following requirements;
(1) The service animal or exempted guide dog
has an original, valid health certificate issued by a veterinarian not more
than thirty days before arrival. The health certificate shall:
(A) Give a complete description of the
animal, including age, markings, microchip number, sex, and breed;
(B) Declare that the animal described has
been inspected and appears to be free of any infectious or contagious diseases
and, to the best of the issuing veterinarian's knowledge, exposure thereto;
and
(C) Contain an original
signature and legible name, address, and telephone number for the certifying
veterinarian;
(2) The
user of a service animal or exempted guide dog shall provide a signed statement
or health certificate issued by a licensed Veterinarian
(A) Attesting that the animal was treated,
within fourteen days of arrival, with a EPA or USDA approved insecticide to
kill all ticks by a product containing fipronil or other tick control product
with similar residual activity unless the veterinarian provides a written
statement that the use of such an insecticide may be detrimental to the
animal's health;
(B) Listing the
name of the product used and the date of treatment; and
(C) Stating that the animal was found free of
external parasites within fourteen days of arrival;
(3) The service animal or exempted guide dog
has been submitted, prior to arrival into the State, to an OIE-RVA serological
test after the age of twelve months. The OIE-RVA test taken most recently prior
to arrival must show results of at least 0.5 I.U. per milliliter of rabies
antibodies; provided that:
(A) The most recent
OIE-RVA test must have occurred not more than thirty-six months prior to
arrival into the State; and
(B) The
OIE-RVA test results must come from a laboratory approved by the board and must
bear the dog's microchip number. The department shall maintain a list of
approved laboratories;
(4) The service animal or exempted guide dog
presents with veterinary documentation that the dog is currently vaccinated
with a rabies vaccine, pursuant to the manufacturer's instructions.
Documentation of vaccination history may be by veterinary records, rabies
vaccinations certification, or health certificate, and shall include product
name, lot or serial number, and expiration date; and
(5) The service animal or exempted guide dog
is implanted with an electronic microchip.
(b) Class B service animal and exempted guide
dogs. A service animal or exempted guide dog that is unable to meet one or more
of the Class A pre-arrival requirements, but nevertheless must travel to the
State with its user for an emergency, shall be designated as a Class B service
animal. A Class B service animal shall be subject to the pre-arrival
requirements detailed for Class A service animals except that the pre-arrival
requirements may be completed in Hawaii. Completion of all steps in sections
4-29-21(a) (1) to (5) is required. Class B service animals must be current on
all vaccinations described in section
4-29-8(2) and
(3), except that documentation of vaccination
may be by veterinary records, rabies vaccination certification, or health
certificate. Class B service animals and exempted guide dogs must also comply
with the requirements of section
4-29-22(a)
and submit an OIE-RVA serological test with a test result of at least 0.5 I.U.
per milliliter of anti-rabies virus antibody.
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