Haw. Code R. § 4-29-22 - Arrival requirements for service animals and exempted guide dogs

(a) All Class A service animals and exempted guide dogs, and Class B service animals and exempted guide dogs, upon entering the State, shall be inspected by a veterinarian or authorized state agent provided and paid for by the State at the point of arrival at the airport quarantine facility located at the Honolulu International Airport. The veterinarian or authorized state agent shall conduct a physical examination of the animal to determine that the animal is free of external parasites and symptoms of infectious disease. If the service animal or exempted guide dog does not pass this physical examination, the department shall immediately deliver the dog for treatment to a private veterinarian at the user's expense or to the animal quarantine station in Halawa Valley at the State's expense. A Class A service animal or exempted guide dog may be released at a port approved by the department that has facilities and an agent designated by the department to process animals for entry.

(b) If the user of a service animal or exempted guide dog provides the department with at least seven days' notice prior to arrival, the department may issue a "Notice of Airport Terminal Inspection" to the user allowing the post-arrival inspection to be done within the Honolulu International Airport terminal. Upon arrival, an inspector shall meet the user or a designated airplane and escort the user to the place of inspection. The "Notice of Airport Terminal Inspection" shall only be issued and valid for flights arriving at the Honolulu International Airport between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Should the user fail to meet the requirements of this section, the post-arrival inspection shall occur at the Airport Animal Quarantine Holding Facility,

(c) All service animals and exempted guide dogs that meet the requirements of Class A service animals and guide dogs shall immediately be released to their designated address following examination and verification that pre-arrival requirements have been met. Except for the provisions of section 4-29-23(b), and except for a dog that exhibits signs of neurological disease and must be kept for observation for at least ten days, nothing in this subchapter shall preclude any service animal or exempted guide dog from leaving the State before the completion of the quarantine period,

(d) Service animals and exempted guide dogs traveling only to an area designated as exempt according to section 4-29-10(a) shall meet the import requirements of the exempt area and be allowed to reenter the State; provided that the animal is accompanied by the following documents:

(1) A health certificate, issued by a veterinarian holding a current appointment as an officer of the government of the country of origin certifying that the animal described was examined and found free of external parasites and symptoms of transmissible disease not more than thirty days before shipment;

(2) A statement issued not more than fourteen days before entry, by a veterinarian holding a current appointment as an officer of the government of the country of origin certifying that the animal described in the statement was treated within fourteen days of arrival with an approved insecticide to kill all ticks by a product containing fipronii or other tick control product with similar residual activity, and that the animal was examined and found free of external parasites;

(3) An affidavit executed by the owner or consignor of the animal certifying that the animal was not outside the exempt country of origin during the travel period away from Hawaii. The affidavit shall include the name of the airline, flight number, and scheduled date of departure of the aircraft aboard which the animal is to be transported to Hawaii; and

(4) An affidavit executed by the captain of the aircraft or the senior station official of the airlines based in Hawaii attesting that the animal transported to Hawaii from the exempt area, except as provided in section 4-29-10(c)(2), was transported from the country of origin in one aircraft and not off-loaded at any intermediate point for any purpose.

(e) Service animals and exempted guide dogs shall be inspected by an inspector or an agent approved by the department at the time of arrival and shall be subject to treatment for external parasites as provided in section 4-29-9. Any indication of a transmissible disease at the time of inspection shall be sufficient reason to quarantine the animal at the quarantine station. Failure to comply with this section shall subject the animal to quarantine for a period not exceeding one hundred twenty days.

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Haw. Code R. § 4-29-22

[Eff 06/06/98; am and comp 07/10/00; am and comp 06/30/03; am and comp 02/12/04; am and comp 10/31/05; am and comp SEP 28 2009] (Auth: HRS § 142-2) (Imp: HRS §§ 142-3, 142-6, 142-11, 142-12) Am and comp 2/12/2016 Am and Comp 8/31/2018