HRS §142-21
Working with federal officials on animal diseases
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The state agriculture department can work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop diseases like bovine tuberculosis in animals. It can also value animals that are ordered destroyed and report on money from selling them, following federal rules.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Cooperation with federal authorities
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 department of agriculture and biosecurity may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in its efforts to eradicate bovine tuberculosis or any other transmissible disease of animals, and may make appraisals of condemned animals and report on the salvage derived from the sale of the animals in conformity with the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture.
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