HRS §141-56
Who owns the offspring of wild plants and animals
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If you legally get wild plants or animals and raise their young, those young belong to you or whoever takes over your rights. This section says the person who cultured them owns them exclusively.
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The statute, as written — Brood stock acquisition; exclusive property rights
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The cultured progeny of wild plants and animals lawfully obtained by brood stock acquisition are the exclusive property of the person who cultured them or that person's successor in interest.
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