(a) On any game management area, public hunting area, or forest reserve or other lands under the jurisdiction of the department, predators deemed harmful to wildlife by the department may be destroyed by any means deemed necessary by the department.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 183D-65

  • Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 183D-1
  • Game: means birds and mammals designated by law or by rule for hunting. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 183D-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Predators: means animals destructive of wildlife by nature of their predatory habits, including mongooses, cats, dogs, and rats. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 183D-1
  • Wildlife: means any nondomesticated member of the animal kingdom, including game, whether reared in captivity or not, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, except aquatic life as defined in this section. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 183D-1
(b) Where the predators are dogs and the methods of destruction may endanger pets or hunting dogs, all major points of entrance into the area where the predators are to be destroyed shall be posted with signs indicating that a program of predator destruction in the area is in progress. Any predator may be destroyed in a posted area without claim or penalty whether or not the predator is the property of some person.

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