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(3) Licensed obedience trial, tracking and show dogs accompanied by their owner and being <br />trained or in competition in public parks or school grounds, provided permission is first <br />obtained from the proper park or school authorities for such use; or to <br />(4) Licensed dogs, when accompanied by and under the control of their owner, while <br />lawfully on public or private hunting grounds and engaged in the act of hunting. <br />(c) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog, whether the dog is licensed or not, to permit <br />such dog to become a stray. <br />Section 4-33. Female dogs. <br />(a) Any female dog in estrus is not permitted to run at large or be off the premises of the owner <br />or keeper during this period except when being exercised on a leash by a responsible adult. <br />(b) At all other times, when any dog is in estrus such dog shall be confined within a building or <br />enclosure in such manner that she will not come in contact (except for intentional breeding <br />purposes) with a male dog. <br />Section 4-34. Reserved. <br />Article 7. Dangerous Dogs. <br />Section 4-35. Regulation of dangerous dogs; prohibited acts; conditions on owner; penalties. <br />(a) A dog owner commits the offense of negligent failure to control a dangerous dog, if the <br />person negligently fails to take reasonable measures to prevent the dog from attacking, <br />without provocation, a person or animal. <br />(b) For the purposes of this section, "reasonable measures to prevent the dog from attacking" <br />shall include but not be limited to: <br />(1) Measures required to be taken under this chapter to prevent the dog from becoming a <br />stray; and <br />(2) Any conditions imposed by the court for the training of the dog or owner or for the <br />supervision, confinement, or restraint of the dog for a previous conviction under this <br />section. <br />(c) A person convicted under this subsection shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor and <br />sentenced in accordance with subsections (d) and (e). <br />(d) A dog owner convicted under subsection (a) shall be sentenced to one or more of the <br />following: <br />(1) A fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000; <br />(2) A period of imprisonment of up to thirty days, or in lieu of imprisonment, a period of <br />probation of not more than six months in accordance with the procedures, terms, and <br />conditions provided in chapter 706, part II, Hawaii Revised Statutes; <br />(3) Restitution to any individual who has suffered bodily injury, emotional trauma, or <br />property damage as a result of an attack by the dog; or <br />(4) Relinquishment of ownership of the dog for it to be humanely destroyed. <br />(e) Upon probable cause, an enforcement officer may either arrest or issue a summons and <br />citation to the owner for violation of subsection (a). <br />