Haw. Rev. Stat. § 189-15
This is the official text of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 189-15, part of Hawaii’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Hawaii, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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The department of land and natural resources may promulgate and enforce rules concerning the use of fish aggregation devices deployed under the Statewide Fish Aggregating System. The rules may include provisions that prohibit attaching, mooring, or tying any boat or other watercraft to the fish aggregating devices, or boarding, defacing, damaging, removing or destroying such devices; provided that the department may engage in such activities as deemed necessary to enhance the fish aggregating system.
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