HAR §4-29-12. animal quarantine permit issued by the board of agriculture

If the permit is granted, it shall be subject to the condition that the permittee comply with all requirements of this chapter. (b) To qualify for and hold a permit, a satellite quarantine station shall demonstrate that it meets the following requirements: (1) Each satellite quarantine station shall have written regulations and standard operating procedures equivalent to those of the animal quarantine station relating to the daily care and movement of animals confined to that facility. All new regulations and procedures shall be approved by the state veterinarian before they are implemented; (2) Employees of the satellite quarantine station shall immediately report all violations of the station's regulations and procedures, escapes, and unauthorized removal of animals, to the state veterinarian; (3) Each satellite quarantine station shall conduct adequate training sessions for its employees in the recognition of symptoms associated with rabies; (4) In the event of escape or unauthorized removal of animals from a satellite quarantine station, the satellite quarantine station owner or operator shall be responsible for costs incurred in the investigation and recovery of the animals; (5) The satellite quarantine station shall be subject to inspection by an inspector twenty-four hours a day; (6) Only animals subject to quarantine shall be allowed on the premises, except that for satellite stations with mixed uses, only animals subject to quarantine shall be allowed into the quarantine section; (7) Animal care personnel shall observe animals for signs of illness, injury, and abnormal behavior periodically throughout the day; (8) Each satellite quarantine station shall provide a level of care at least equal to that of the animal quarantine station; (9) Each satellite quarantine station shall contract with a veterinarian who shall provide veterinary services to the quarantined animals and who shall: (A) Be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Hawaii; (B) Receive direct supervision from the deputy state veterinarian in that district; (C) Immediately take steps to preserve the carcasses of animals which have died in quarantine at the satellite station or at an approved hospital, and immediately forward the carcasses to the state veterinary laboratory for post-mortem examination; (D) Conduct a complete physical examination on each animal upon entry and maintain a complete and current medical record of each animal during the quarantine; (E) Be responsible for staff training in the proper care of animals 29-29 3289 §4-29-12 confined to quarantine and in recognition of the symptoms associated with rabies; (F) Complete and submit all necessary reports to the state veterinarian; and (G) Attend, at personal expense, all quarantine related workshops and seminars as directed by the state veterinarian; and (10) The satellite quarantine station must have: (A) A perimeter fence not less than eight feet in height, with a wire mesh size of two inches by two inches or less and wire of no less than nine gauge (dog-proof fencing); (B) Double door entrances and exits to the quarantine station grounds; (C) An employee monitoring the entrance and exit of individuals and animals during the posted visiting hours of the particular facility; (D) An employee on premises during the hours the station is closed to prevent unauthorized removal of quarantined animals or the premises shall have a professionally installed, functional, and certified intruder alert system; (E) Dog kennels secured and completely enclosed with a material that is capable of preventing escape, is capable of preventing all contact between animals, and is constructed of mesh no larger than two inches by two inches; (F) Cat kennels secured using a double door system and completely enclosed with a material that is capable of preventing escape and is constructed of mesh no larger than one inch by one inch. Each kennel must also be designed to prevent any contact with animals in adjacent kennels as well as feral animals which may enter the facility; (G) Approved vector and rodent control programs; and (H) A fully enclosed area for loading and unloading quarantined animals to prevent animal escape. (c) The state veterinarian and the animal quarantine manager shall have exclusive authority to: (1) Release an animal from completed quarantine at a satellite quarantine station when in compliance with provisions of this chapter, or for export prior to the end of the quarantine period; (2) Extend the quarantine by ten days for a quarantined animal that bites another animal, or that bites a human being within ten days before scheduled release, or when clinical signs of neurological disease exist; and (3) Allow transport of an animal from the animal quarantine station to a satellite quarantine station after electronic microchip identification of the animal is verified. Animals not having an electronic microchip that are to 29-30 3289 handheld