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SR113 • 2026

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR DOG ATTACKS ON LIVESTOCK.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR DOG ATTACKS ON LIVESTOCK.

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Sponsor
RICHARDS, CHANG, MCKELVEY, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Referred to AEN/PSM.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR DOG ATTACKS ON LIVESTOCK.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR DOG ATTACKS ON LIVESTOCK.

What This Bill Does

  • REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR DOG ATTACKS ON LIVESTOCK.
  • Dog Attacks; Livestock; Penalties

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 S

    Referred to AEN/PSM.

  2. 2026-03-16 S

    Offered.

Official Summary Text

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INCREASE PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR DOG ATTACKS ON LIVESTOCK.
Dog Attacks; Livestock; Penalties

Current Bill Text

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SR113

THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

113

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

requesting the department of agriculture and biosecurity and
department of law enforcement to increase penalties and enforcement MECHANISMS
for dog attacks on livestock
.

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WHEREAS, livestock
production is an important contributor to the State's economy, food security,
and land stewardship; and

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WHEREAS, livestock
producers responsibly manage their animals through fencing and low-stress
handling techniques to ensure the animals' health and well-being; and

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WHEREAS, uncontrolled
dogs often harass, injure, or kill livestock, causing significant losses; and

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WHEREAS, livestock
producers experience severe financial and emotional impacts from dog attacks,
as a single attack can result in the loss of up to eighty animals; now,
therefore,

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BE IT
RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii,
Regular Session of 2026, that the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and
Department of Law Enforcement are requested to increase penalties and
enforcement mechanisms for dog attacks on livestock; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity and Director of Law
Enforcement.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:
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Dog
Attacks; Livestock; Penalties