§187A-15 Rights of inspection of catch. Any agent of the department upon whom the board has conferred powers of police officers or any other enforcement officer of the State shall have the authority to conduct examinations and searches of:
(1) The contents of any bag or container of any kind used to carry aquatic life; or
(2) Any vehicle or conveyance used to transport aquatic life;
if such agent or officer has probable cause, as provided by law, to believe that such bag, container, vehicle, or conveyance contains evidence of a violation of subtitle 5 of title 12 or any rule adopted thereunder. No person shall refuse any enforcement officer of the department or any other enforcement officer of the State such examination and search. [L 1991, c 202, §1; am L 1999, c 195, §5]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 12. Conservation and Resources
187A-1.6 Applicability of statutes and rules.
187A-2 Powers and duties of department.
187A-3.5 Aquaculturist license and license to sell prohibited aquatic life.
187A-5.5 Consistency of state and federal fisheries regulations.
187A-6 Special activity permits.
187A-6.5 Release and confiscation of harmful aquatic life.
187A-8 Cooperation with other governmental authorities.
187A-9 Federal aid in sport fish restoration.
187A-10 Agents to sell licenses.
187A-12 University of Hawaii may use land, etc.
187A-12.4 Misrepresentation or false statement in receipts and reports.
187A-12.5 General administrative penalties.
187A-13 General penalty; community service.
187A-15 Rights of inspection of catch.
187A-21 Public fishing grounds.
187A-22 Use of adjoining lands.
187A-32 Alien aquatic organisms; lead agency; rules.
187A-41 Aquatic mitigation banking.