§711-1109.4 Causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal. (1) A person commits the offense of causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal if:
(a) The person recklessly causes substantial bodily injury to or the death of any service animal or law enforcement animal while the service animal or law enforcement animal is in the discharge of its duties; or
(b) The person is the owner of a dog and recklessly permits that dog to attack a service animal or law enforcement animal while the service animal or law enforcement animal is in the discharge of its duties, resulting in the substantial bodily injury or death of the service animal or law enforcement animal.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to:
(a) Accepted veterinary practices;
(b) Activities carried on for scientific research governed by standards of accepted educational or medicinal practices; or
(c) Cropping or docking as customarily practiced and permitted by law.
(3) Any person who commits the offense of causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal shall be guilty of a class C felony.
(4) In addition to any other penalties, any person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to make restitution to:
(a) The owner of the service animal or law enforcement animal for any veterinary bills and out-of-pocket costs incurred as a result of the injury to the service animal or law enforcement animal; and
(b) The person, entity, or organization that incurs the cost of retraining or replacing the service animal or law enforcement animal for the cost of retraining or replacing the service animal or law enforcement animal if it is disabled or killed.
(5) As used in this section "service animal" shall have the same meaning as in section 347-2.5. [L 2002, c 259, pt of §1; am L 2011, c 175, §9; am L 2013, c 205, §2; am L 2018, c 217, §9]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
711. Offenses Against Public Order
711-1101 Disorderly conduct. §711-1101 Commentary:
711-1102 Failure to disperse. §711-1102 Commentary:
711-1103 Riot. §711-1103 Commentary:
711-1104 Unlawful assembly. §711-1104 Commentary:
711-1105 Obstructing. §711-1105 Commentary:
711-1106 Harassment. §711-1106 Commentary:
711-1106.4 Aggravated harassment by stalking.
711-1106.5 Harassment by stalking.
711-1106.6 Harassment by impersonation.
711-1107 Desecration. §711-1107 Commentary:
711-1108 Abuse of a corpse. §711-1108 Commentary:
711-1108.5 Cruelty to animals in the first degree.
711-1109 Cruelty to animals in the second degree.
711-1109.2 Forfeiture of animal prior to filing of or final disposition of criminal charges.
711-1109.3 Cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the first degree.
711-1109.4 Causing injury or death to a service animal or law enforcement animal.
711-1109.5 Intentional interference with the use of a service animal or law enforcement animal.
711-1109.6 REPEALED. L 2009, c 160, §3.
711-1109.8 Sexual assault of an animal.
711-1109.35 Cruelty to animals by fighting dogs in the second degree.
711-1109.37 Cruelty to animals by trapping.
711-1110 Relating to agent of society.
711-1110.5 Surrender or forfeiture of animals.
711-1110.9 Violation of privacy in the first degree.
711-1111 Violation of privacy in the second degree. §711-1111 Commentary:
711-1112 Interference with the operator of a public transit vehicle.