Hawaii § 188-57 - Licenses for certain crustaceans.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 188-57 — Licenses for certain crustaceans., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 188-57. Licenses for certain crustaceans.
(a) Any commercial marine dealer may sell, or any hotel, restaurant, or other public eating house may serve, during the closed season, Kona crabs or lobsters lawfully caught during the open season by first procuring a license to do so. (b) The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purpose of this chapter and to set fees for selling or serving Kona crab and lobster during the closed season. [L 1925, c 72, §§1, 2, 3; RL 1935, §396; am L 1935, c 107, §1; RL 1955, §21-90; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §188-57; am L 1977, c 55, §1; am L 1981, c 85, §66; am L 1990, c 12, §1; am L 1991, c 184, §3; am L 1992, c 163, §2; am L 1999, c 85, §§3, 17; am L 2002, c 151, §1] Cross References Out-of-season lobsters from Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, see §189-6. Previous Vol03_Ch0121-0200D Next
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Section 188-57 ("Licenses for certain crustaceans.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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