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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 2 - LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-32 - Refinancing and consolidation

Current through June, 2024
Refinancing and consolidation may be considered when the
					 loan meets the following criteria:
(1)
				  The loan is delinquent and part of the workout requires a new loan. Refinancing
				  will cure delinquency or improve the cash flow situation, or both;
(2) The borrower's financial condition will
				  be improved; and
(3) The adequacy
				  of the security will be unimpaired or it may be improved.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 2 - LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-33 - Changes in participating loan

Current through June, 2024
On all participating loans, any request for changes shall
					 be initiated by the private lender, with recommendation for concurrence from
					 the loan officer through the division head and disposition by the
					 chairperson.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 2 - LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-34 - Default

Current through June, 2024
(a) Default, whether in the payment of any
				  debt or in the performance of any covenant or agreement, shall constitute
				  default under all instruments evidencing a debt from the borrower to the
				  State.
(b) Upon such a default, the
				  State, at its option, may declare all or any part of that indebtedness
				  immediately due and payable.
(c)
				  Failure of the State to exercise this option shall not constitute a waiver of
				  the State's right to exercise the option in the event of any subsequent
				  default.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 2 - LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-35 - Delinquent and problem loans

Current through June, 2024
The division shall review delinquent and problem accounts
					 to determine whether or not defaults are being satisfactorily resolved,
					 acceptable repayment arrangements are in effect, or if a satisfactory repayment
					 arrangement can be worked out. Any workout repayment plan shall be subject to
					 periodic review, normally every six months. If the division determines that
					 there is no satisfactory workout of a delinquent account or remedies to other
					 defaults, the account shall be referred to the board for appropriate action.
					 The board may refer the delinquent account to the attorney general for
					 appropriate action where:
(1) The
				  borrower has failed to maintain workout arrangements or otherwise remedy
				  defaults; or
(2) Legal action is
				  required to protect the State's interest; or
(3) The division's security position is
				  threatened by the borrower or by the actions of the borrower's other creditors
				  or vendors; or
(4) There is no
				  financial or other remedy to solve the borrower's breach or default.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 2 - LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-36 - Attorney general accounts

Current through June, 2024
(a) The attorney
				  general may act on behalf of the department to protect its interest in security
				  for loans provided to borrowers and to otherwise pursue legal measures to
				  effect collection on delinquent accounts.
(b) The attorney general shall provide the
				  board with timely reports on the status of delinquent accounts.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 2 - LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-37 - Loans paid in full

Current through June, 2024
Upon payment in full, the collateral shall be released by
					 the department through its chairperson unless the collateral is pledged to
					 secure another debt to the State or department.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 3 - NORTH KOHALA LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-43 - Administration

Current through June, 2024
Responsibility for the administration of the North Kohala
					 loan and grant program shall be placed within the department of
					 agriculture.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 3 - NORTH KOHALA LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-44 - Right to inspect

Current through June, 2024
The department or its authorized representative shall have
					 the right to inspect, at reasonable hours, the physical facilities, the books
					 and records of the borrower in connection with the administration of the loan
					 under the North Kohala loan and grant program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 3 - NORTH KOHALA LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-45 - Borrower's responsibilities

Current through June, 2024
The borrower or guarantor shall:
(1) Submit to the department an annual
				  financial statement during the life of the loan and such interim statements and
				  reports as may be requested by the department;
(2) Comply with the term loan agreement,
				  which may be amended from time to time with approval by the department and
				  concurred by the authorized representative of the county of Hawaii;
(3) Keep the department informed on any and
				  all changes concerning security and other major changes in the
				  operation;
(4) Promptly provide
				  information and documents to the department upon request; and
(5) Repay loans made under the North Kohala
				  loan and grant program in accordance with the terms of the promissory
				  note.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 3 - NORTH KOHALA LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-46 - Repayment

Current through June, 2024
(a) Loans made shall be repaid in accordance
				  with the terms of the note and payments shall be applied first to interest then
				  to principal.
(b) The department
				  shall transmit repayments to the State and County of Hawaii in accordance with
				  appropriate contractual agreements.
(c) Additional payments in any sums, or the
				  payment of the entire principal may be made at any date within the time period
				  of the loan without penalty.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 3 - NORTH KOHALA LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-47 - Waiver of payment and extension

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department,
				  with the concurrence of the county of Hawaii, may defer payment of the
				  installments of principal for a period not to exceed two years.
(b) The borrower shall agree to keep interest
				  payments current.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 8 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM RULES › Subchapter 3 - NORTH KOHALA LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM LOAN SERVICING › Section 4-8-48 - Refinancing

Current through June, 2024
The department may require the borrower to refinance the
					 balance owed on any direct loan as soon as the borrower is able to obtain
					 credit from other sources at standard rates and terms.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-2 - Purpose and intent of the program

Current through June, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				the program is to financially assist in the development of aquaculture through
				the making of loans to qualified applicants.
(b) The intent of the program is to further
				the development of aquaculture in the state.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-3 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
Whenever used in this chapter:
"Bank of the farm credit system" means either the production
				  credit association of hawaii, the federal land bank association of hawaii, or
				  the sacramento bank for cooperatives;
"Department" means the department of agriculture of the state
				  of Hawaii;
"Division" means the agricultural loan division of the
				  department of agriculture; and
"Private lender" includes commercial banks, credit unions,
				  savings and loan associations, mortgage companies, and other qualified
				  companies whose business includes the making of aquacultural loans in the
				  state.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-4 - Loan; eligibility

Current through June, 2024
An applicant for an aquaculture loan shall be:
(1) A qualified aquaculturalist;
(2) A sound credit risk with ability to repay
				the money borrowed;
(3) Willing to
				carry out recommended aquacultural management practices;
(4) An adult resident of the State of
				Hawaii;
(5) A corporation or
				aquacultural cooperative licensed to do business in Hawaii; or a partnership in
				which at least one partner is an adult resident of the State of Hawaii;
				and
(6) Able to produce
				satisfactory credit references.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-5 - Restrictions

Current through June, 2024
(a) No loan shall be made for the production
				of any aquacultural product for the purpose of selling or keeping of such
				animals as pets.
(b) No loan shall
				be made unless the applicant has been unable to secure loans at reasonable
				rates and terms from:
(1) A private lender;
				and
(2) A respective bank of the
				farm credit system; or
(3) The
				farmers home administration.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-6 - Application procedure

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any qualified
				aquaculturalist who meets the eligibility requirements may apply for an
				aquaculture loan with the division.
(b) Applications shall be made on prescribed
				forms available at department offices.
(c) Applications for loans shall contain
				financial statements, projections on income and expenses, and other instruments
				as may be required by the division.
(d) Prior to awarding a loan, the division
				shall cause title to real property to be examined and have executed a note and
				mortgage. The applicant shall pay the necessary costs involved, including but
				not limited to costs for appraisal reports, preparation of security
				instruments, and title searches.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-7 - Conditions

Current through June, 2024
(a) Every borrower who is granted a loan
				shall comply with the following conditions:
(1) Expend no portion of his loan for
				purposes other than those sanctioned by the department;
(2) Carry out recommended management
				practices, including the keeping of proper records;
(3) Not sell or otherwise dispose of the
				mortgaged property except on written consent of the department and except upon
				such conditions as may be prescribed in writing by the department.
(4) Undertake to pay, when due, all taxes,
				liens, judgments, or assessments which may be lawfully assessed against the
				mortgaged property, together with the costs and expense of any foreclosure of
				the mortgaged property;
(5) Keep
				insured to the satisfaction of the department all buildings and other insurable
				property covered by the mortgage. Insurance shall be made payable to the
				mortgagee as its interest may appear at the time of the loss. At the option of
				the lender, and subject to the general regulations of the department, sums so
				received may be used to pay for reconstruction of the buildings destroyed, or
				for decreasing the amount of the indebtedness; and
(6) Keep buildings and equipment in good
				repair, provide proper care for improvements, stock and implements, keep land
				free from noxious weeds, and practice a good system of husbandry.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-8 - Security for loans

Current through June, 2024
(a) For purposes of
				class "A" and class "C" facility loans, no loan shall exceed eighty five per
				cent of the value of the security offered; for purposes of class "B" loans and
				class "C" operating loans, the ratio of loan to the value of the security
				offered shall be discretionary with the department.
(b) All security instruments for the purposes
				of direct loans shall be executed to and by the department; for purposes of
				insured loans all security instruments shall be executed to and by the private
				lenders; for purposes of participating loans all security instruments shall be
				executed to and by the department and the private lender jointly.
(c) In case of the sale or transfer of
				mortgaged land or other collateral, the department may permit the item to be
				assumed under the following conditions:
(1)
				Where the purchaser is a qualified aquaculturalist; or
(2) Where the purchaser may not be a
				qualified aquaculturalist when the sale has been advertised for a reasonable
				period of time and no qualified aquaculturalist is willing to purchase the farm
				or item; or
(3) Where the purchaser
				continues aquaculture operations and complies with conditions as set forth in
				chapter 219, HRS, and rules as prescribed herein.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-9 - Interest rate

Current through June, 2024
(a) The interest
				rate charged by the state shall be at five per cent simple interest per
				annum.
(b) All loans shall bear
				simple interest on the unpaid principal balance, charged on the actual amount
				disbursed to the borrower.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-10 - Disbursements

Current through June, 2024
(a) Disbursement shall be made only after
				proper documentation, recordation, and filing at the bureau of conveyances is
				completed.
(b) Disbursement of loan
				funds shall require approval of the division.
(c) Loan funds shall be disbursed through
				deposit in a special supervised account, in the borrower's bank of account, or
				the bank of his choice except in special single disbursement or through
				escrow.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-11 - Repayment; refinancing

Current through June, 2024
(a) Loans made
				under this chapter shall be repaid in accordance with terms of the note and
				payments shall be applied first to interest and then to principal.
(b) Additional payments in any sum, or the
				payment of the entire principal may be made at any date within the time period
				of the loan.
(c) The board may, for
				satisfactory cause and at its discretion, extend the time within which the
				installments of principal may be paid for a period not to exceed five years
				subject to the following conditions:
(1)
				Payments may be waived by the chairman, upon written request showing good
				cause;
(2) Interest payments shall
				be kept current; and
(3) For loans
				used for products requiring eighteen months or more before first harvest, the
				department may defer the first payment of principal until the first harvest or
				for a period not to exceed two years, whichever occurs first.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-12 - Appraisals

Current through June, 2024
(a) The administration of the loan appraisal
				shall be the responsibility of the division:
(1) Whenever practicable, independent
				appraisers shall be utilized; and
(2) The applicant shall order and pay for all
				costs made by independent appraisers.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 2 - AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION › Chapter 9 - THE AQUACULTURE LOAN PROGRAM › Section 4-9-13 - Administration

Current through June, 2024
(a) Responsibility for the administration of
				the aquaculture loan program shall be placed within the agricultural loan
				division.
(b) Each borrower shall
				submit to the department an annual financial statement during the life of the
				loan and such interim statements and reports as may be requested by the
				department.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-1 - Objective

Current through June, 2024
The objective of this chapter is to prevent the
					 introduction of pests and diseases of cattle, sheep, goats, bison, water
					 buffalo and camelids into the State, and to control diseases of these species
					 found in the state.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-2 - Construction of rules

Current through June, 2024
This chapter shall be construed to effectuate the purposes
					 of chapter 142, Hawaii Revised
					 Statutes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-3 - Subchapters

Current through June, 2024
(a) Each subchapter sets forth special rules
				  applicable to the type of proceeding described in the caption.
(b) This subchapter sets forth general rules
				  applicable to proceedings governing cattle, bison, water buffalo, camelids,
				  sheep, and goats.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-5 - Quarantine-general

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department is authorized to place a
				  quarantine on any animal, herd, population of animals, premises, district, or
				  island whenever in its opinion such action is necessary to prevent the spread
				  of a transmissible disease.
(b) No
				  animals shall be removed from or be added to such herds, premises, or areas
				  except by permit from the department.
(c) This quarantine shall remain in effect
				  until rescinded by the chairperson or authorized representative.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-6 - Quarantine area-feedlot

Current through June, 2024
(a) All commercial
				  feed yards which receive and feed animals from more than one herd are hereby
				  declared quarantine zones.
(b) No
				  animals shall be moved from these quarantine areas except to a licensed
				  slaughterhouse or another commercial feedlot.
(c) Newborn animals may be moved to other
				  premises only when under permit from the division.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-7 - Quarantine area-slaughterhouse

Current through June, 2024
(a) All pens on
				  slaughterhouse premises are hereby declared quarantine zones.
(b) Animals taken to these pens shall remain
				  there until slaughtered, except that they may be removed only when under permit
				  issued by the division.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-8 - Regulatory jurisdiction on importations

Current through June, 2024
(a) Importations of
				  cattle, bison, water buffalo, camelids, sheep, and goats from areas under the
				  jurisdiction and control of the United States are subject to the rules of the
				  department.
(b) Importations of
				  cattle, bison, water buffalo, camelids, sheep, and goats from foreign
				  countries, besides complying with department requirements, shall not violate
				  any federal regulations.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-9 - Entry status on imports

Current through June, 2024
No cattle, bison, camelids, water buffalo, sheep, or goats
					 shall be transported to the State or allowed entry into the State unless
					 accompanied by a valid import permit issued by the division before arrival, a
					 valid certificate of veterinary inspection and all pre-entry and entry
					 requirements have been met. Bison and water buffalo in addition to being issued
					 a pre-arrival import permit by the division shall also be required to obtain a
					 permit to possess issued by the Hawaii Board of Agriculture through the
					 department's Plant Quarantine Branch prior to importation. Landing or removal
					 of animals from a carrier for purposes of inspection or quarantine shall not
					 constitute entry into the State for any purpose whatsoever. No effects of
					 animals, likewise, shall be brought into the State unless so authorized by an
					 inspector of the division of animal industry or USDA.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-10 - Ports of entry

Current through June, 2024
(a) Cattle, bison,
				  and water buffalo shall enter through a port or airport on the islands of Oahu,
				  Hawaii or Maui where permanent state livestock quarantine facilities are
				  provided. Cattle, bison, and water buffalo may also enter through other ports
				  in the State if adequate temporary quarantine facilities are made available by
				  the importer and approved in writing by the division.
(b) Sheep, goats, and camelids shall enter
				  through any official port or airport in the State with prior approval from the
				  division.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-11 - Carrier responsibility

Current through June, 2024
(a) Carriers
				  transporting cattle, bison, water buffalo, camelids, sheep, or goats interstate
				  or intrastate through or from any port or airport in the State or landing these
				  animals at any port or airport within the State shall, immediately on arrival,
				  submit a shipmaster's declaration to the department providing the following
				  information:
(1) Name and address of owner,
				  importer, consignor, consignee, and port of origin of the animals;
(2) Number of animals on board, including
				  those born en route; and
(3) Number
				  of animals which have died or have been injured en route, with the
				  circumstances of the deaths or injuries.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-12 - Use of quarantine station facilities

Current through June, 2024
(a) Owners of
				  cattle, bison, water buffalo, camelids, sheep, or goats held at an official or
				  authorized quarantine facility for any reason shall:
(1) Provide feed and care for
				  stock;
(2) Clean pens after removal
				  of the animals; and
(3) Promptly
				  remove any dead animals from the quarantine station grounds when directed to do
				  so by the state veterinarian.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4-16-13 - Regulatory jurisdiction on exports

Current through June, 2024
(a) Shipments to
				  other U.S. areas shall comply with entry requirements of the state of
				  destination.
(b) Shipments outside
				  the U.S. are under federal jurisdiction.
(c) Hawaii certificates of veterinary
				  inspection, issued by accredited veterinarians for the interstate movement of
				  livestock, shall be submitted to the division for review within seven (7) days
				  of being issued.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO › Section 4-16-14 - Scope

Current through June, 2024
(a) This subchapter governs special rules
				  pertaining to importation of cattle, bison, or water buffalo into the
				  State.
(b) Applicable general
				  provision rules in subchapter
				  1 should be read in conjunction with
				  this subchapter.
(c) In any
				  conflict between a special rule in this subchapter and a general provision rule
				  in subchapter 1, the special
				  rule shall govern.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO › Section 4-16-15 - Pre-shipment entry requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) Cattle, bison,
				  and water buffalo for entry shall possess a valid import permit issued by the
				  division prior to importation.
(b)
				  Cattle, bison, and water buffalo for entry shall possess a certificate of
				  veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian, or a state or
				  federal veterinary officer, within ten days before shipping to the state. The
				  certificate of veterinary inspection shall contain a description of each
				  animal, including age, sex, breed, and either an official eartag number, or
				  official identification and shall certify that the animals described:
(1) Are free from external parasites and
				  symptoms of transmissible diseases and have not had recent exposure to these
				  diseases;
(2) Have originated in a
				  herd that is not under quarantine for any reason;
(3) Are negative to an intradermal tuberculin
				  test conducted by a state, federal, or accredited veterinarian within thirty
				  days before shipment;
(4) Have been
				  tested by a state, federal, or accredited veterinarian and found to be negative
				  to an official test for brucellosis performed in a USDA-approved laboratory
				  within thirty days before shipment;
(5) Have been tested by a state, federal, or
				  accredited veterinarian and found to be free of anaplasmosis by an ELISA test
				  performed in a state or federal approved laboratory within thirty days before
				  shipment;
(6) All non-virgin bulls
				  and all bulls eighteen months of age and older shall be tested negative to a
				  PCR test for trichomoniasis within thirty days before shipment. Pooled samples
				  from up to five bulls may be tested at diagnostic laboratories that approve
				  pooled PCR testing. Tested bulls shall remain separate from female cattle over
				  six months of age prior to ten days before testing and until arrival in Hawaii;
				  and
(7) Have been dipped or
				  completely sprayed under the supervision of a state, federal, or accredited
				  veterinarian with an EPA approved pesticide to kill ticks on cattle within
				  seven days before shipping to Hawaii.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO › Section 4-16-16 - Post-shipment entry requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) Cattle for
				  entry shall be transported to and held in the quarantine station or a
				  quarantine site approved by the division to be inspected and tested for any
				  transmissible disease that the state veterinarian may require. While in
				  quarantine, animals shall be sprayed or dipped with an EPA approved pesticide
				  approved by the state veterinarian. The cattle, bison, and water buffalo may be
				  refused entry or quarantined for any deficiency in the certificate of
				  veterinary inspection for the shipment or signs of disease.
(b) Cattle, bison, and water buffalo found to
				  be negative to test requirements, free of external parasites, and show no signs
				  of transmissible diseases may be released from the quarantine station or
				  approved quarantine site under quarantine at premises approved by the state
				  veterinarian, during which time they shall be retested for tuberculosis,
				  brucellosis, anaplasmosis and other diseases required by the state veterinarian
				  sixty to ninety days after arriving in the State. The owner, importer, or
				  consignee shall furnish the inspector with information on where each animal in
				  the shipment will be held.
(c) All
				  expenses in connection with the examination, testing, treating, or destruction
				  and disposal of cattle, bison, and water buffalo while in quarantine, shall be
				  borne by the owner, importer, or consignee.
(d) No indemnity shall be paid for reactors
				  found on entry testing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO › Section 4-16-17 - Anaplasmosis surveillance, control and eradication

Current through June, 2024
(a) Upon
				  direction of the state veterinarian, blood samples shall be collected at
				  slaughter from all cattle two years of age and older and shall be forwarded to
				  the veterinary laboratory of the division for anaplasmosis testing.
(b) When reactors are found in tests
				  conducted under subsection (a), the entire herd shall be quarantined and
				  retested for anaplasmosis. The herd shall remain under quarantine and be
				  retested at sixty to ninety-day intervals until two consecutive negative tests
				  have been obtained.
(c) All testing
				  of cattle in compliance with requirements shall be done in a safe manner.
				  Cattle shall be stanchioned or otherwise securely restrained to the
				  satisfaction of the veterinarian conducting the test.
(d) All positive reactors to the anaplasmosis
				  test shall be identified with a reactor tag affixed to the left ear by the
				  state veterinarian or designee. All reactors shall be slaughtered under permit
				  issued by the state veterinarian within thirty days after official notification
				  In writing of the reaction. The owner shall give advance notice to the state
				  veterinarian of the time and place of slaughter of the reactors.
(e) All cattle slaughtered as Identified
				  positive reactors to the anaplasmosls test shall be appraised prior to
				  slaughter and the owner Indemnified In accordance with the provisions of
				  section 142-22, Hawaii Revised
				  Statutes.
(f) No Indemnity shall be
				  paid when the owner does not comply with all rules and Instructions Issued by
				  the division pertaining to the control and eradication of
				  anaplasmosls.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO › Section 4-16-18 - Brucellosis surveillance, control, and eradication

Current through June, 2024
(a) Upon
				  direction of the state veterinarian, blood samples shall be collected at
				  slaughter from all cattle two years age and older and forwarded to the
				  veterinary laboratory of the department for brucellosis testing.
(b) Upon direction of the state veterinarian,
				  samples of milk produced In licensed dairies shall be collected and forwarded
				  to the veterinary laboratory for brucellosis testing as often as deemed
				  necessary by the state or federal veterinarian to maintain surveillance of
				  brucella Infection within the herd.
(c) Whenever laboratory test results Indicate
				  Infection, the herd of origin shall be quarantined and tested within thirty
				  days following official notification of the Infection.
(d) When reactors are found In tests
				  conducted under subsection (a), the entire herd shall be quarantined and
				  subject to the conditions required In the current USDA APHIS Uniform Methods
				  and Rules for the Eradication of Brucellosis, until eligible for release from
				  quarantine.
(e) All testing of
				  cattle in compliance with requirements of this section shall be done in a safe
				  manner. Cattle shall be stanchioned or otherwise securely restrained to the
				  satisfaction of the veterinarian conducting the test.
(f) All reactors to the brucellosis test
				  shall be identified with a reactor tag affixed to the left ear by the state
				  veterinarian or designee. All reactors shall be slaughtered under direction of
				  the state veterinarian within fifteen days after official notification in
				  writing of the reaction. The owner shall give advance notice to the state
				  veterinarian of the time and place of slaughter of the reactors.
(g) All cattle slaughtered as identified
				  reactors to the brucellosis test shall be appraised prior to slaughter and the
				  owner shall be indemnified in accordance with the provisions of Title 9 of the
				  Code of Federal Regulations.
(h) No
				  indemnity shall be paid unless the owner has complied with all rules and
				  instructions issued by the division pertaining to the control and eradication
				  of brucellosis.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO › Section 4-16-19 - Control of vaccination for Brucellosis

Current through June, 2024
(a) Approval from
				  the division is required for sale and distribution of brucellosis
				  vaccine.
(b) Each animal vaccinated
				  shall be permanently identified as required by the USDA APHIS Uniform Methods
				  and Rules for the Eradication of Brucellosis.
(c) The division is authorized to rescind
				  approval issued under subsection (a) whenever in its judgment such action is
				  warranted.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO › Section 4-16-20 - Tuberculosis control and eradication

Current through June, 2024
(a) All herds of
				  cattle in which reactors to the tuberculin test have been found and all herds
				  from which tuberculous animals have been found at slaughter shall be designated
				  as infected herds and shall be quarantined.
(b) All herds of cattle that have been in
				  contact with herds in which tuberculin test reactors or tuberculous animals
				  have been found shall be designated as exposed herds and shall be
				  quarantined.
(c) Owners of herds
				  quarantined under subsection (a) and (b) shall, within thirty days after
				  official notification in writing, implement a program to lift the quarantine
				  through either complete herd depopulation via slaughter or through testing
				  procedures, as prescribed by the state veterinarian.
(d) All testing of cattle for tuberculosis
				  shall be done in a safe manner. Cattle shall be stanchioned or otherwise
				  securely restrained to the satisfaction of the veterinarian conducting the
				  test. The owner of the cattle shall provide all facilities necessary for the
				  safe restraint of the cattle for testing.
(e) All positive reactors to the tuberculosis
				  test shall be identified with an official reactor tag affixed to the left ear
				  by the state veterinarian or designee. All reactors shall be slaughtered within
				  fifteen days after official notification in writing of the reaction. The owner
				  shall give advance notice to the state veterinarian of the time and place of
				  slaughter of the reactors. A Permit for the Movement of Restricted Animals (VS
				  FORM 1-27) shall be issued prior to movement by the State or Federal
				  Veterinarian.
(f) All cattle
				  identified as positive reactors to the tuberculosis test shall be appraised
				  prior to slaughter and the owner shall be indemnified in accordance with the
				  provisions of 9 CFR §
											50.3.
(g) No indemnity shall be paid unless the
				  owner has complied with all rules and instructions issued by the division
				  pertaining to the control and eradication of tuberculosis.
(h) Following removal of reactors or
				  depopulation of the herd, the premises shall be cleaned and disinfected within
				  fifteen days, as prescribed in the USDA APHIS Uniform Methods and
				  Rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO › Section 4-16-20.1 - Trichomoniasis control and eradication

Current through June, 2024
(a) All herds of
				  cattle in which reactors to the PCR trichomoniasis test have been found shall
				  be designated as infected herds and shall be quarantined.
(b) All herds of cattle that have been in
				  contact, comingled, or had fence contact with infected herds shall be
				  designated as exposed herds and placed under a hold order until all bulls
				  twelve months and older have been tested negative for Trichomoniasis and any
				  positive bulls are removed under permit from the division for
				  slaughter.
(c) Within sixty days
				  after official notification in writing, owners of herds quarantined or placed
				  on hold orders under subsections (a) and (b) shall test their entire bull
				  battery or slaughter all bulls under permit issued by the State
				  Veterinarian.
(d) All testing of
				  bulls for trichomoniasis shall be done after bulls have been isolated for ten
				  days from female cattle and shall be tested by veterinarians accredited at the
				  II level in Hawaii that have undergone training for trichomoniasis testing of
				  bulls. The owner of the bulls for testing shall be responsible for gathering
				  the bulls and providing all facilities necessary for the safe restraint of the
				  bulls for testing.
(e) All positive
				  reactors to the PCR trichomoniasis test shall be reported by the accredited
				  veterinarian to the state veterinarian within seventy-two hours of receiving
				  test results.
(f) All bulls that
				  test positive shall remain under quarantine and remain isolated from all cattle
				  until slaughtered within thirty days of testing positive under permit issued by
				  the state veterinarian.
(g) All
				  bulls tested for trichomoniasis shall be identified at the time of testing with
				  an official 840 USDA identification tag. The tag number shall correspond to the
				  bull's test sample and listed on the test submission and result
				  forms.
(h) Samples for
				  trichomoniasis PCR testing shall be tested at an ISO/IES 170 25 or AAVDL
				  approved laboratory and may be pooled in accordance with the diagnostic
				  laboratory's testing protocol.
(i)
				  Herds placed under quarantine for trichomoniasis shall be tested annually and
				  remain quarantined until passing a complete negative test of the herd's bull
				  battery one year after removal of the last infected bull from the
				  herd.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 2 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO › Section 4-16-20.2 - Diseases and investigation

Current through June, 2024
The State Veterinarian is authorized to investigate the
					 disease status of cattle in the State showing clinical signs of disease or poor
					 health.
(a) When an investigation by
				  the State Veterinarian determines that a regulated or reportable disease or
				  disease of high economic consequence is suspected or diagnosed, the State
				  Veterinarian is authorized to take actions as provided in HRS §
										142-6.
(b) When no infectious disease is suspected
				  or diagnosed and adverse physical state is determined to involve animal
				  husbandry related causes, the division may advise the owner or refer the owner
				  to university extension agents or private veterinarians for assistance. In the
				  event that the owner refuses to take recommended corrective actions, the State
				  Veterinarian may refer the case to the humane agencies for the
				  county.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 3 - SHEEP › Section 4-16-21 - Scope

Current through June, 2024
(a) This subchapter governs special rules
				  pertaining to importation of sheep into the State.
(b) Applicable general provision rules in
				  sections 4-16-1 through 13 should be read in
				  conjunction with this subchapter.
(c) In any conflict between a special rule in
				  this subchapter and a general provision rule in sections
				  4-16-1 through 13, the special rule
				  shall govern.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 3 - SHEEP › Section 4-16-22 - Pre-shipment entry requirements

Current through June, 2024
Sheep for entry shall be accompanied by a certificate of
					 veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian or a state or
					 federal veterinary officer in the state of origin, within seven days before
					 shipment. The certificate of veterinary inspection shall give a description of
					 each animal, including age, sex, breed, and official USDA eartag number, and
					 shall certify that the animals described:
(1) Are free from external parasites and
				  symptoms of transmissible diseases and have not had. recent exposure to these
				  diseases;
(2) Have originated in a
				  herd that is not under quarantine for Scrapie; and
(3) Have been dipped or completely sprayed
				  under the supervision of a state, federal, or accredited veterinarian with a
				  pesticide approved for killing ticks on sheep within seven days before
				  shipment.
(4) Is officially
				  identified with an USDA-APHIS approved method for identification of
				  sheep.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 3 - SHEEP › Section 4-16-23 - Post-shipment entry requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) Imported sheep
				  shall be inspected by a state veterinarian or an agent before being granted
				  entry into the State. Any indication of transmissible disease at the time of
				  inspection shall be sufficient reason to quarantine any or all of the sheep in
				  the shipment at premises approved by the state veterinarian. Animals shall not
				  be released or permitted entry into the State until the state veterinarian is
				  satisfied that they are free of symptoms of transmissible diseases and external
				  parasites.
(b) All expenses in
				  connection with the segregation and treatment or destruction and disposal of
				  the quarantined animals shall be borne by the owner, importer, or
				  consignee.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 4 - GOATS and CAMELIDS › Section 4-16-24 - Scope

Current through June, 2024
(a) This subchapter governs special rules
				  pertaining to importation of goats and camelids into the State.
(b) Applicable general provision rules in
				  sections 4-16-1 through 13 should be read in
				  conjunction with this subchapter.
In any conflict between a special rule in this subchapter
					 and a general provision rule in sections
					 4-16-1 through 13, the special rule
					 shall govern.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 3 - DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY › Chapter 16 - CATTLE, BISON, WATER BUFFALO, CAMELIDS, SHEEP, AND GOATS › Subchapter 4 - GOATS and CAMELIDS › Section 4-16-25 - Pre-shipment entry requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) Goats and
				  camelids for entry shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary
				  inspection issued by an' accredited veterinarian or a state or federal
				  veterinary officer within seven days before shipment. The certificate of
				  veterinary inspection shall give a description of each animal, including age,
				  sex, breed, and official USDA eartag number, and shall certify that the animals
				  described:
(1) Are free from external
				  parasites and symptoms of transmissible diseases and have not had recent
				  exposure to these diseases;
(2)
				  Have originated in a herd that is not under quarantine for scrapie or
				  tuberculosis and have been found negative to an intradermal tuberculin test by
				  a state, federal, or accredited veterinarian within thirty days before
				  shipment; and
(3) Have been treated
				  under the supervision of a state, federal, or accredited veterinarian with an
				  approved pesticide for killing ticks on goats or camelids, within seven days
				  before shipment.