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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 112 Draft 01 2010-2012OFFICE INFORMATION ONLY Meeting: Council — October 19, 2011 Action: Withdrawn by introducer (Mr. Yagong) Emc — 4 was not adopted Re: Bill 112, Comm. 386, EMC - 4 COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 112 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, GENERAL WELFARE, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO RESTRICTING TRANSPORTING OF LIVING AXIS DEER INTO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 14, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Article . Prohibition on Transporting Living Axis Deer into Hawaii County. Section 14-_. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to protect Hawaii Island's native forests, private property, and agriculture industries from damages and adverse impacts that may be caused by Axis Deer. Section 14- — Transporting Living Axis Deer into Hawaii County; unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport living axis deer into Hawaii County. Section 14-_. Exemptions. The Pana`ewa Rainforest Zoo is exempt from this article. Section 14-_. Penalty. Any person who violates this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and be sentenced to a fine of up to $2,000, or imprisonment for a period of up to one year, or both." SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end, the invalidity or applications provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of 1st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date: 386 VEi-ERE'lGEi COMM: INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEM TY OF HAWAII 2