Hawaii Revised Statutes 143. Animals: Licenses and Regulations
- 143-1 Definitions.
Whenever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Officer" means any sheriff, deputy, any member of a police force in counties with...
- 143-2 License Required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor a dog unless the dog is licensed as provided by this chapter, provided...
- 143-2.5 Regulation of Other Animals.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation on the authority of the counties to regulate, including by licensure, animals other than...
- 143-2.6 Animal Desertion.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any animal or any person in possession of an animal that belongs to another person to...
- 143-3 License Fee Controlled by Ordinance.
Except where licenses are dispensed with pursuant to section 143-2, each county council shall have the power to fix the license fee for dogs...
- 143-4 Issuance of License and Tags.
Upon the receipt of the license fee, the director of finance shall issue to the person paying the fee a license stating the following:...
- 143-5 Removal and Imitation of Dog Tags.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any tag from any dog not owned by the person or under the person's control,...
- 143-6 Lost Dog Tags.
If any license tag is lost or stolen, the person to whom the tag was issued shall be entitled to receive a duplicate thereof...
- 143-7 Pounds and Animal Control Officers.
The council of each county may establish and maintain pounds for the impounding of dogs under this chapter, and may provide for the appointment...
- 143-8 Seizure and Redemption of Unlicensed Dogs.
Except where licensing requirements are dispensed with, every officer shall seize any unlicensed dog found running at large or found upon any public highway,...
- 143-9 Redemption of Dog After Sale.
The owner of any dog which has been seized and sold as provided in this chapter, at any time within thirty days after the...
- 143-10 Stray Dogs.
Every person who takes into the person's possession any stray dog shall immediately notify the animal control officer and release the dog to the...
- 143-11 Redemption of Stray Licensed Dogs.
The owner of any licensed dog impounded and not claimed within twenty-four hours as provided in section 143-10, may redeem the dog at any...
- 143-12 Seizure and Disposal of Diseased Dogs; Penalty.
Any police officer or animal control officer may seize and, after notice to the owner if the owner can be found, may kill any...
- 143-13 Destruction of Diseased or Unfit Dogs.
All dogs taken into the custody of the animal control officer which by reason of age, disease, or other causes, are unfit for further...
- 143-14 Female Dogs.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any female dog, licensed or unlicensed, to permit it to run at large while the dog...
- 143-15 Contracts for Seizing and Impounding Dogs.
Any county may contract with any society or organization formed for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or similar dog protective organization, for the...
- 143-16 Contract Between County of Kauai and Kauai Humane Society.
Pursuant to the authorization provided in section 143-15 the county council of the county of Kauai shall contract with the Kauai Humane Society, an...
- 143-17 Wrongful Interference With Officers.
It shall be unlawful for any person to resist or obstruct any officer in the exercise of the officer's duties as provided in this...
- 143-18 Unlawful Disposition of Impounded Dogs.
It shall be unlawful for any officer to knowingly sell or give any impounded dog to any person, firm, corporation, association, medical college, or...
- 143-19 Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter for which no special penalty is provided shall be fined not more than $50....
- 143-20 Reporting of Dog or Cat Captured or Killed in Snare or Trap.
Any dog or cat captured or killed in any steel-jawed leg-hold trap, snare, conibear trap, or foot- or leg-hold trap, as those terms are...
Last modified: October 27, 2016