§142-8 Notification of arrival. The captain of any vessel or aircraft transporting any live animal to any port in this State shall immediately upon arrival in the State notify the department of agriculture. No animal so transported, nor any portion of the food or water nor any effects connected therewith or provided for the animal's use during transit, shall be removed from the wharf or airport until the department has inspected and passed the same. The department, at the owner's or shipper's expense, may require that the animal be moved to a more suitable location for inspection. [L 1882, c 34, §3; am L 1884, c 29, §1; RL 1925, §614; RL 1935, §209; RL 1945, §1059; RL 1955, §20-9; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §142-8; am L 1986, c 266, §1]