SB 2461
July 18, 2018
Enacted into law without Governor’s signature
This new law:
1. Creates the offense of misrepresenting a service animal if a person knowingly misrepresents as a service animal any animal that does not meet the requirements of a service animal;
2. Specifies that this offense is a misdemeanor punishable by no more than 6 months in jail and a fine of no less than $250 but no more than $2,000 for the second offense and each offense thereafter;
3. Changes the term service dog to service animal; and
4. Amends the definition of a service animal to conform with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
HB 2081
July 18, 2018
Signed into law
This new law:
1. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources in order to provide assistance and additional funding to the National Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and
2. Specifies that this appropriation allows the Department of Agriculture to conduct pilot field studies to evaluate control tools and develop a management plan for reducing the rose-ringed parakeet population on Kauai.