HAR §16-101-43. Oral testimony

(a) The board shall accept oral testimony on any item which is on the board’s agenda, provided that the testimony shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) Each person seeking to present oral testimony shall so notify the board not later than forty-eight hours prior to the meeting, and at that time shall state the item on which testimony is to be presented; (2) The board may request that any person providing oral testimony submit the remarks, or a summary of the remarks, in writing to the board; 101-10 (3) The board may rearrange the items on the agenda for the purpose of providing for the most efficient and convenient presentation of oral testimony; (4) Persons presenting oral testimony shall identify themselves and the organization, if any, that they represent at the beginning of the testimony; (5) The board may limit oral testimony to a specified time period but in no case shall the period be less than five minutes, and the person testifying shall be informed prior to the commencement of the testimony of the time constraints to be imposed; and (6) The board may refuse to hear any testimony which is irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious to the agenda item on which it is presented. (b) Nothing in this section shall require the board to hear or receive any oral or documentary evidence from a person on any matter which is the subject of another proceeding pending subject to the hearings relief, declaratory relief, or rule relief provisions of chapter 16-201. (c) Nothing in this section shall prevent the board from soliciting oral remarks from persons present at the meeting or from inviting persons to make presentations to the board on any particular matter on the board’s agenda. [Eff and comp 10/31/86] (Auth: HRS §§92-3, 471-14) (Imp: HRS §92-3) 101-11 Amendments to and compilation of chapter 16-101, and repeal of chapter 16-166, Hawaii Administrative Rules, on the Summary page dated September 26, 1986, were adopted on September 26, 1986, following a public hearing held on September 26, 1986, after public notice was given in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser on August 31, 1986. They shall take effect ten days after filing with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. /s/ David Mackay DAVID MACKAY, Chairman Board of Veterinary Examiners APPROVED AS TO FORM: Date: 10/14/86 /s/ Susan Tamura Sato Deputy Attorney General APPROVED: Date 10/15/86 /s/ Russel S. Nagata RUSSEL S. NAGATA Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs APPROVED: Date 10/20/86 /s/ George R. Ariyoshi GEORGE R. ARIYOSHI Governor of Hawaii Filed 101-12 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Amendments and Compilation of Chapter 16-101 and Repeal of Chapter 16-166 Hawaii Administrative Rules September 26, 1986 SUMMARY 1. Title amended. 2. §