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HRS §142-23.5

Feeding garbage to pigs is banned without a permit

You cannot feed garbage to pigs unless you get a permit from the state's animal industry division and cook the garbage the way their rules require. If you break this rule, you commit a misdemeanor, which is a criminal offense.

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The statute, as written — Garbage feeding prohibited; penalty

(a) The feeding of garbage to swine is prohibited, unless: (1) A permit to process (cook) garbage for such use is obtained from the department of agriculture and biosecurity's division of animal industry; and (2) The garbage has been processed (cooked) under conditions and procedures established by departmental rules. (b) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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