§143-2 License or microchip required. It shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor a:
(1) Dog unless the dog is licensed and has been implanted with a microchip identification as provided by this chapter; provided that the counties may, by ordinance, dispense with or modify the licensing requirements of this chapter; provided further that this chapter shall not apply to dogs under the age of three months or dogs brought into the State exclusively for the purpose of entering them in a dog show or exhibition and not allowed to run at large; or
(2) Cat unless the cat has been implanted with a microchip identification as provided by this chapter; provided that this chapter shall not apply to cats under the age of three months or cats brought into the State exclusively for the purpose of entering them in a cat show or exhibition and not allowed to run at large. [L 1941, c 268, §2; RL 1945, §7152; RL 1955, §156-2; HRS §143-2; am L 1973, c 146, §1; am L Sp 2021, c 5, §4]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 11. Agriculture and Animals
143. Animals: Licenses and Regulations
143-2 License or microchip required.
143-2.2 Microchip identification.
143-2.5 Regulation of other animals.
143-3 License fee controlled by ordinance.
143-4 Issuance of license and tags.
143-5 Removal and imitation of dog tags.
143-7 Pounds and animal control officers.
143-8 Seizure and redemption of unlicensed dogs.
143-9 Redemption of dog after sale.
143-11 Redemption of stray licensed dogs.
143-12 Seizure and disposal of diseased dogs; penalty.
143-13 Destruction of diseased or unfit dogs.
143-15 Contracts for seizing and impounding dogs.
143-17 Wrongful interference with officers.
143-18 Unlawful disposition of impounded dogs.
143-20 Reporting of dog or cat captured or killed in snare or trap.