Haw. Code R. § 4-71-6.1 - Ad hoc panel for identification of Ad hoc panel for identification of prohibited hybrid animal

(a) The chairperson shall establish an ad hoc panel of no fewer than three members with applicable expertise in vertebrate biology to determine if an animal is a prohibited hybrid animal when the branch suspects that the lineage of the animal is not as stated by the owner or on other official documents.

(b) The ad hoc panel shall review all pertinent information including, but not limited to, expert consultations, health and pedigree certificates, owner's statements, branch findings, or viewings of the animal, to determine lineage of a suspect prohibited hybrid animal.

(c) After its review and determination the ad hoc panel shall report its findings to the branch, and appropriate action shall be taken by the branch on the disposition of the suspect hybrid prohibited animal.

(d) In any contested case arising out of the identification of a suspected hybrid animal, the method of identification selected by the ad hoc panel shall not be overturned absent evidence of actual bias on the part of one or more of the ad hoc panel members or unless the method of identification lacks a scientific basis.

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Haw. Code R. § 4-71-6.1

[Eff and comp 8/16/99; comp 11/30/01; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 141-2, 150A-9) (Imp: HRS §§ 150A-6, 150A-6.2) 4/06/07; comp 1/3/2019 [Am and comp 5/19/2019]