Bill > HB1334

This bill creates a specific exemption in Hawaii's meat inspection laws to allow hunters to donate wild game meat, specifically including axis deer, to charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations for feeding needy individuals. The bill defines "wild game" as non-indigenous animal species that are not domesticated and are harvested in the wild. The exemption permits the slaughtering, transportation, and custom preparation of wild game meat without standard meat inspection requirements, with the important caveat that the wild game cannot be combined with other regulated meat products. The bill allows transportation of wild game only between specific locations: where the animal was killed, the processing establishment, and the charitable organization. The legislation also preserves the authority of the departments of health and agriculture to regulate, inspect, or ban donated foods for human consumption. The exemption is designed to facilitate food donation while maintaining basic safety considerations, and the bill is set to take effect on December 31, 2050.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health and Social Services, Justice

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1334&year=2026