HRS §150A-6.5
When you can keep a banned animal
This section says you cannot have, breed, sell, give away, or keep any animal on the state's banned list. The only exception is if the board decides the animal was once allowed in, or was brought in illegally and now lives here, and it is not a big danger to farming, health, or the environment. In that case, the board may let you keep that one animal if you register it with the department, but the species stays banned for bringing in, breeding, transferring, or selling.
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The statute, as written — Animals; prohibition against possession, etc.; exception
No person shall possess, propagate, sell, transfer, or harbor any animal included on the list of prohibited animals maintained by the board, except upon a determination that the species: (1) Was initially permitted entry and later prohibited entry into the State; or (2) Was continually prohibited but unlawfully introduced and is currently established in the State; and (3) Is not significantly harmful to agriculture, horticulture, or animal or public health, and the environment. Under the circumstances described in this [section], the board may permit possession of the individual animal through its registration with the department while still prohibiting the same species of animal from importation, propagation, transfer, and sale.
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