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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0022.042 2004-2006 BOB TACOBSON qtr o. Phone No.: (808) 961-8263 Cuvnc(I ,4/ember ~P:'•;~~ - Fax No.: (808) 961-8912 '~4• E-Mail: Jacobs@hgea.org ~i'•: .~J ~r~ oi`wni~ HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hawai ~i Counry Ba~i[ding 25 .4upuni Sr;, Suite 209 llilo, tlmvni'i 9672/1 March 10, 2005 MF,MO "1'O: Gary Safarik, Chair & Members Hawaii County Council FROM: Bob Jacobson J~ RE: Bill 4, Draft 5 -Relating to Animals 1 will be proposing the following amendments (which are bolded) to Draft 5: 1. To allow trained volunteers to supplement enforcement efforts Section 4-1. Definitions. ~ "Animal control officer" means any employee or trained volunteer of acounty- contracted animal control services provider or the Hawaii County Police Department who is authorized to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Such individual shall also be known as and may bear the title of "enforcement officer". Section 4-5. Enforcement by humane officer. "The humane society or animal care center with whom the County has contracted for services may designate its employees who possess qualifications and training satisfactory to the County to serve as enforcement officers to carry out the provisions of this article, chapter 143, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and other provisions of this chapter which expressly authorize such enforcement officers to take specific action by ordinance. The humane society or animal care center with which the County has contracted for enforcement services is authorized to train and designate volunteers as enforcement officers. 2. To maintain a consistent definition of leash Section 4-l. Definitions. Comm. No. Z 2. y L Ref. To:ere~erleA PFI ln.rlt~) Ref. Uar MA-Z~~L Hawui`i County /s An Equnl Opportunity Provider And Employer ~ '`Stray" means: (1) an unlicensed dog or dog without a license for the current year; (2) any dog on the premises of a person other than the owner of the dog, without the consent of an occupant of such premises; (3) any dog on a roadway on public or private school grounds, or in any other public place, except when under the control of the owner by leash, cord, chain or other similar means of physical restraint, provided that such leash, cord, chain or other means is not more than six ~eigltt] feet in length, and provided further that this provision shall not be construed to permit that which is prohibited by any other law; or (4) a cat or other [sttiall~ domesticated anima] wandering or running at large, or found upon any roadway, public place or found not upon the lands of the owner or not under the charge or control of one in possession. 3. To allow for a smaller licensing fee increase for microchipped dogs Section 4-1 . Definitions. O "Microchip" means a tiny computer chip about the size of a grain of rice, which contains identification data that is accessible to a humane society or animal care center Section 4-12. Tees. (a) The following fees arc hereby established as biennial license fees for the privilege of owning, harboring or keeping of dogs in the County: O g 1 Sterilized do ~ [$i 9A] $10.00 (2) Unsterilized dogs ...................................................................[~A] $25.00 (3) Sterilized doe that has a microchip implanted ...................................$4.00 (4) Unsterilized doe that has a microchip implanted ..........................$10.00 Section 4-13. Proof of sterilization and microchippinK. Any person seeking to have ~his~ a dog licensed at the sterilized dog rate must present a certificate from a licensed veterinarian ~ ' ]showing the description, age, and breed of the dog and certifying its sterilization. Any Person seeking to have a dog licensed at the mircochin rate must present a certificate from a humane society, animal care center or a licensed veterinarian showing the description, a¢e and breed of the doa and certifying that it a microchip has been implanted in the dog. 4. To fix a typo Section 4-14. Impoundment of animals. (a) if any animal, except dogs and cats, trespasses, roams, strays or grazes upon any public lands, private lands of another, or u on an roadwa m the County, any P Y °°°T]--X police officer or enforcement officer may seize and impound such animal for such period of time as may be deemed necessary; provided that reasonable attempts have first been made to notify the owner or keeper of the animal to remove the animal. ~(dj~ ~If reasonable attempts to notify the owner or keeper of the animal are unsuccessful, if the owner or keeper is unknown, or the owner or keeper refuses or fails to remove the animal after notice, the animal may be seized and impounded by the police or any officer. "fhe owner or keeper of the animal shall pay not less than [~5] $25 for each animal that is seized and impounded plus all additional costs incurred in the removal and transportation of the animal, and all costs for the feeding and care of each animal, including, but not limited to bona fide veterinary expenses. If any damage is done by the animals, the owner thereof shall pay to the proper claimant the full amount of damage or loss occasioned by the straying of the animals. 5. To clarify Section 4-29. Leash requirement. No person shall bring or permit any dog in any roadway, County park, public or private school ground, [ems}airport, or in any other public place unless it is held under control by a suitable leash, not more than six feet long; provided, however, that dogs even under control by a suitable leash shall not he allowed in any County beach park. [T''^°~ (b) Licensed fhtFetmgl dogs, when accompanied by and under the control of their owner, while lawfully on public or private huntinggrounds and engaged in the act of hunting, will not be subject to the leash requirements, however, at all other times, the dogs are subject to the requirements of this section. (c) This section shall not apply to "Seeing, Eve" dogs or other dogs necessarily used for the benefit of handicapped persons or to dogs used for pumoses of law enforcement by law enforcement agencies of the Federal, State or County governments. (d) [t shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog, whether the doe is licensed or not, to permit such dog to become a stray.