Haw. Code R. § 4-29-8.3 - Movement of dogs and cats requiring urgent diagnostic, medical or surgical procedures not available in Hawaii

(a) Upon the recommendation of a Hawaii licensed veterinarian, a dog or cat may be transported out of state for the purpose of receiving specialized veterinary diagnostic, medical, or surgical procedures performed by a Diplomat in a Specialty Board recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association and may be allowed to return to Hawaii without quarantine if the following requirements are met:

(1) The Hawaii licensed veterinarian referring the dog or cat for a procedure shall submit a written request to the Animal Quarantine Manager prior to the animal's departure from Hawaii. The information contained in the request shall include:

(A) Identification of the animal, including its age, sex, breed, physical description, and microchip number;

(B) Owner information, including name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number;

(C) Tentative diagnosis;

(D) Medical justification for the out-of-state referral; and

(E) Information regarding the out-of-state treating veterinary facility, including its name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number and the name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the Diplomat who will perform the specialized procedure;

(2) The attending veterinarian performing the specialized procedure is a Diplomat in a Specialty Board recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association in the area of veterinary medicine related to the specialized procedure that will be performed on the dog or cat;

(3) Prior to the dog or cat's return to Hawaii, the treating veterinarian shall provide a written report to the Animal Quarantine Manager containing a complete description of the treatment administered, the date and time of the animal's admission and discharge, and a statement concerning whether the dog or cat had any physical contact with any other animal at the treating veterinary facility; and

(4) The dog or cat shall be:

(A) Implanted with an electronic microchip and microchip number according to section 4-29-8.1(a)(2);

(B) Vaccinated with an inactivated or live recombinant rabies vaccine that has been licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and have the product name, lot or serial number, and expiration date of the vaccine used listed along with the microchip number, on the health certificate used for departure from Hawaii;

(C) Transported directly to, and from, the referral veterinary university hospital or veterinary specialty practice from the closest available airport in an approved transport carrier;

(D) Confined within the veterinary hospital for the entire treatment and recovery period and immediately returned to Hawaii following hospital discharge;

(E) Examined or treated by a Diplomat certified to perform the needed diagnostic, medical or surgical procedure not available in Hawaii;

(F) Accompanied by an original, valid health certificate as specified in section 4-29-8;

(G) Prevented from having contact with any other animal from the time it departs the State until after it is inspected and released upon return to Hawaii;

(H) Treated with an ectoparasiticide according to section 4-29-8(1)(B);and

(I) Accompanied by an owner affidavit attesting that the animal did not have contact with any other animal from the time of Hawaii departure until return.

(b) On an individual basis upon the recommendation of the state veterinarian and approval by the chairperson, dog or cat tissues may be transported out of state for the purpose of specialized cloning procedures and the resulting clone animal from that tissue may be allowed to return to Hawaii without quarantine under an Import Permit if the following requirements are met:

(1) The cloning facility does not contain live rabies virus, no live rabies virus has been contained in the facility for at least the previous five years, and no cases of rabies have occurred in the facility;

(2) The facility is closed and has security measures equal to or better than that of the state quarantine station;

(3) The facility is located in the United States or an area exempt from quarantine under section 4-29-10;

(4) Brood stock are vaccinated for rabies with a product pursuant to 4-29-8.2;

(5) An owner importer shall sign and request an Import Permit for a cloned animal in writing from the animal quarantine manager that includes the name and address of the cloning facility, cloning facility veterinarian, and medical history of the cloning procedure and pertinent dates, broodstock, tissue donor, breed, name, age, sex, and color of the animal for which the permit is requested, the owner's name, local address, and telephone number, and requested import date;

(6) The animal is accompanied by an affidavit from the clone facility veterinarian attesting that the animal did not have contact with any other animal within fourteen days immediately before transport and is free of infectious disease;

(7) The owner importer shall 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 of the clone animal;

(8) The clone animal originated and spent its entire time in the same cloning facility;

(9) The animal is transported directly from the clone facility and from the closest available airport in an approved transport carrier;

(10) The animal is accompanied by an original, valid health certificate as specified in section 4-29-8(1);

(11) The animal is prevented from having contact with any other animal from the time it departs the clone facility until after it is inspected and released upon arrival in Hawaii;

(12) The animal is treated with an ectoparasiticide according to section 4-29-8(1)(B);

(13) The animal is vaccinated for rabies according to the vaccine manufacturer's directions;

(14) The animal is accompanied by an owner affidavit attesting that the animal did not have contact with any other animal from the time the animal departed the clone facility until after it is inspected and released upon arrival in Hawaii;

(15) The animal is subject to inspection pursuant to section 4-29-4; and

(16) This subsection shall only apply to the clone animal's initial entry into the State directly from the clone facility and is not applicable to subsequent entries into the State.

(c) Failure to comply. Dogs and cats shall be subject to quarantine of up to one hundred twenty days if the requirements of this section are not met.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 4-29-8.3

Eff and comp 2/12/2016 (Auth: HRS § 142-2) (Imp: HRS §§ 142-3, 142-4.5) Am and Comp 8/31/2018