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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 143-2 (2026)

  License or microchip required

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     §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]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: State v. Koike, 466 P.3d 882 (Haw. App. 2020).
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State v. Koike, 466 P.3d 882 (Haw. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “2017); two counts of driving without no-fault insurance, in violation of HRS § 431:10C-104(a) (2005); two counts of "Unlicensed Dog," in violation of HRS § 143-2 (2011); and one count of cruelty to animals in the second degree, in violation of HRS § 711-1109(1)(b) (2014).”
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