Exotic pets in Honolulu County are regulated at the state level under HRS 150A and HAR 4-71, giving Hawaii one of the strictest prohibited-animal regimes in the United States; ROH nuisance rules supplement state enforcement.
Exotic pet regulation in Honolulu County is governed primarily at the state level through HRS Chapter 150A (Plant and Non-Domestic Animal Quarantine and Microorganism Import) and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture's restricted and prohibited animal lists at HAR Title 4, Subtitle 6, Chapter 71. Hawaii has one of the strictest exotic-animal regimes in the country, prohibiting hamsters, gerbils, ferrets, snakes, and many other species common on the mainland. The ROH does not duplicate the prohibited-animal list, but local nuisance enforcement against unlawfully kept exotic species falls under ROH 7-2 (Animal Nuisances) as a supplement to state action.
Possessing a prohibited or restricted animal can trigger state seizure, criminal charges under HRS 150A, and concurrent local Animal Nuisance enforcement under ROH 7-2.
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