HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0642.002 2020-2022 Matt Kdneali'i-Kleinfelder Finance Committee
Hawaii County Council Chair
District 5
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25 Aujouni Street,State 2405 o Hilo,Hawaii 96720 TO: Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Matt Kdneali'i-Kleinfelder, Council Member
DATE: March 4, 2022
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill No. 125, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 4, of the
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as Amended), Relating to Animals.
Please see below a proposed amendment to Bill No. 125. This proposed amendment is illustrated
in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 125.
SECTION 9 of Bill No. 125, on page 6 of the bill, would be amended as follows:
"(a) Upon finding probable cause to believe that there has been a violation of
sections 4-31 or 4-31.1, an enforcement officer may arrest or issue a
summons and citation to the dog's owner, or both. In addition to arresting
or issuing a summons and citation to the owner, an enforcement officer shall
have the dog seized and impounded[.-] for a period of no less than ten days.
Such impoundment may be at the premises of a licensed veterinarian [ef-at],,
a commercial kennel[-.], or a County animal control facility. All expenses
incurred by the County relating to the care and custody of the dog shall be
home by the owner regardless of whether the alleged offense results in a
conviction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter [4]."
If this proposed amendment is adopted, SECTION 9 in Bill No. 125 would be replaced with the
following:
"(a) Upon finding probable cause to believe that there has been a violation of
[seetion 4 31 ] sections 4-31 or 4-31.1, an enforcement officer may[-,-M' ]
arrest or issue a summons and citation to the dog's owner, or both. In
addition to arresting or issuing a summons and citation to the owner
[pufsuant to seetion 4 3 1], an enforcement officer shall have the dog seized
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to other-animals.] for a period of no less than ten days. Such impoundment
may be at the premises of a licensed veterinarian [of-at],a commercial
kennel[.], or a County animal control facility_. All expenses incurred by the
County relating to the care and custodX [of the bear-ding ing and Y-e+entio ] of I
the dog shall be borne by the owner[.] regardless of whether the alleged
offense results in a conviction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter."
Due to the limited scope of this amendment, a draft copy of Bill No. 125, Draft 2, in its entirety,
that would result if this proposed amendment is adopted is not attached.
Thank you.
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