Hawaii Revised Statutes 189-6 – Licenses for marine life from waters not within state jurisdiction
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 189-6
- Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 187A-1
- Marine life: means any type or species of saltwater fish, shellfish, mollusks, crustaceans, coral, or other marine animals, including any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof; or seaweeds or other marine plants, including any part, product, seed, or root thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 187A-1
Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, wherever the possession or sale of marine life or products within the State is prohibited as for instance by a closed season, the prohibition shall not apply where the marine life or products have been taken from or caught outside of the waters of the State and the possession or sale has been licensed by the department of land and natural resources under rules adopted by the department. The department may make rules pursuant to chapter 91 governing the issuance, suspension, and revocation and all other terms of the licenses. In addition, the department may specify in the rules that any berried, undersized, or out-of-season lobsters taken from the waters of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands may not be possessed and sold under authority of the license.