§189-10  Commercial marine dealers. (a)  The department may require a license of any commercial marine dealer tosell or offer for sale, to purchase or attempt to purchase, to exchange, or toact as an agent in the transfer of, any marine life taken within thejurisdiction of the State for commercial purposes.  It is unlawful for anycommercial marine dealer to sell or offer for sale, to purchase or attempt topurchase, to exchange, or to act as an agent in the transfer of, any marinelife taken within the jurisdiction of the State for commercial purpose, that isobtained from any person whom the department has required to have, but does nothave, a valid commercial marine license, commercial marine dealer license, orother license or permit authorizing such sale, purchase, exchange, or transferfor commercial purpose.

(b)  The department may require a license ofany person to export any marine life taken within the jurisdiction of the Statefor commercial purpose.

(c)  Upon the written demand of the department,a commercial marine dealer shall render to the department a true and correctstatement showing the name of the commercial marine dealer; year; month; day;weight; number; value of each of the species of marine life purchased,transferred, exchanged, or sold during the previous month; name and currentlicense number of the commercial marine licensee from whom the marine life wasobtained; and such other information as the department may require.

(d)  The department may require any term orcondition of the licenses issued pursuant to this section, including, but notlimited to, reports, fees and exemptions.  The department may adopt rulespursuant to chapter 91 for the purposes of this section. [L 1925, c 202, §1; amL 1929, c 115, §1; RL 1935, §380; RL 1945, §1265; am L 1945, c 24, §1; RL 1955,§21-122; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; HRS §189-10; am L1981, c 85, §84; am L 1986, c 2, §1; am L 1997, c 307, §1]