HAR §4-29-11
HAR §4-29-11. (3) Owners or co-owners may elect to assume complete care of their animals after payment of all fees and five days of quarantine are completed
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Cite as Haw. Code R. § 4-29-11
The complete care owner shall sign an agreement with the State indicating that the owner accepts full responsibility for the feeding, sanitation, medicating, health, and grooming of animals as well as for the sanitation of the animal's kennel;
(4) Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of this section may be denied access to the station, at the sole discretion of the manager.
(c) Visiting.
(1) The board shall set the visiting and grooming hours of the quarantine station;
(2) Owners wishing to visit or remove animals from the station shall, upon request, present identification acceptable to the manager, such as a picture or signature identification, prior to admittance, or upon removal of animals from the quarantine station. The manager may deny admission to any person who fails to present acceptable identification upon request, until such time as the person is able to present acceptable identification;
(3) Owners shall be permitted no more than three guests, other than members of the owner's immediate family. While visiting, each owner is responsible for all guests' compliance with these rules;
(4) While on the premises owners, co-owners, visitors, and guests shall go directly to their pet's kennel. Other than their own, owners, co-owners, visitors, and guests shall not touch or feed any animal confined to the quarantine station;
(5) Minors may be admitted to the station premises only in the company of an adult who shall be responsible for the minor's behavior and safety; exceptions may be made for good cause by the manager;
(6) Persons allowed in the station shall not interfere in any way with the operation of the station and shall not disturb the animals confined there.
(d) Animal health and grooming.
(1) The health and grooming of quarantined animals are the responsibility of the owner and co-owner;
(2) Expenses incurred at any private veterinary hospital are the responsibility of the owner and co-owner;
(3) Station veterinarians shall have the authority to medicate and treat animals to prevent the spread of infectious or contagious diseases, parasites, or to provide comfort to affected animals, and to refer an animal to a veterinary facility for diagnostics and treatment not available at the station with or without prior owner authorization or approval. In this instance the owner is responsible for all fees due to the veterinary facility;
(4) Appointments for pet grooming at grooming stations are limited to two
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appointments during the morning per pet per week; exceptions may be made for good cause by the manager or station veterinarian;
(5) Grooming appointments shall be scheduled a minimum of twenty-four hours in advance;
(6) Groomers may have access to animals during the morning hours designated by the board to groom those animals with whose owners they have an agreement for care;
(7) Quarantine station employees shall apply or administer only medications prescribed by a licensed veterinarian;
(8) Owners and co-owners may apply and administer medications to their own animals upon written notification to the station veterinarian;
(9) All disinfectants, pesticides, and other chemicals, together with a description of their intended use, shall be approved by the manager or station veterinarian prior to application by any owner or co-owner;
(10) Except in emergencies, owners or co-owners are allowed in the veterinary dispensary only during posted hours;
(11) Walking animals outside of kennels, except by appointment to pet grooming stations, is not allowed; for good cause exceptions may be made by the manager or station veterinarian. Permission to walk, either once or twice a day, is restricted to dogs with medical conditions documented in writing by a private veterinarian, after consultation with a station veterinarian;
(12) The cadaver of any quarantined dog, cat, or other carnivore which dies at the quarantine station or an approved hospital shall be examined by necropsy and be incinerated under the supervision of the State.
(e) Complete care. Complete care owners and co-owners may have access to animals at the quarantine station during morning grooming hours for the purpose of providing care to their own animals. Access to the station may be denied, at any time and without hearing, for failure to comply with this chapter. The State assumes no liability for the actions or omissions of the complete care owners, co-owners, and groomers and is not responsible for monitoring their activities except as described in this section. Complete care owners and co-owners shall:
(1) Provide daily complete care during grooming hours, designated by the board, each morning, releasing the State from any responsibility for the care of the animal;
(2) Maintain sanitary conditions in kennels by removing waste daily during morning grooming hours and during afternoon visiting hours, and dispose of the waste in accordance with the quarantine station procedures;
(3) Provide daily care to animals that is at least equivalent to the daily care provided by the quarantine station employees;
(4) Provide at least twenty-four hours prior notice to the quarantine station
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