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Hawai‛i Revised Statues
HRS Sections 711-1140 through 711-1148
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[§711-1144] [HCC 4-4-32]
Negligent failure to control a
dangerous dog; penalties. (a)
The owner of a dangerous dog
commits the offense of
negligent failure to control a
dangerous dog if:
(1) A bite injury occurs due to
the failure of the owner of a
dangerous dog to comply with
the requirements of this part;
or
(2) The owner of a dangerous
dog negligently fails to take
reasonable measures to
prevent the dangerous dog
from causing a bite injury,
without provocation, to a
person or another animal and
the attack results in:
(A) The serious injury to any
animal or maiming or death of
another animal;
(B) Bodily injury to a person
other than the owner; or
(C) Substantial bodily injury to,
serious bodily injury to, or the
death of, a person other than
the owner.
Owner Surrender
An owner may surrender their dog to
the County of Hawai‛i Animal Control
& Protection Agency.
A surrender means the owner is
officially giving up ownership of the
animal to the County of Hawai‛i . This
is a permanent decision where an
owner transfers all rights and
responsibility for the animal to the
County. Once surrendered, the
animal becomes the property of the
County, and the owner no longer
have any legal claim or control over
it.
Hawai‛i County Code
HCC Sections 4-4-31 through 4-4-37
"DANGEROUS DOG" MEANS ANY DOG THAT, WITHOUTPROVOCATION, CAUSES A BITE INJURY TO A PERSON ORANOTHER ANIMAL. A DOG'S BREED SHALL NOT BECONSIDERED IN DETERMINING WHETHER IT IS DANGEROUS.
"Provocation" means behavior that
precipitates a bite injury caused by a dog
under the following circumstances by a
dog under the following circumstances:
(1) The dog was protecting or defending its
owner or a member of its
owner's household from an attack or
assault;
(2) The person bitten was committing a
crime or offense while on the
property of the owner of the dog;
(3) The person bitten was teasing,
tormenting, abusing, or assaulting
the dog or at any time in the past had
teased, tormented,
abused, or assaulted the dog;
(4) The dog was attacked or menaced by
another animal, or the
animal was on the property of the owner of
the dog;
(5) The dog was responding to pain or
injury inflicted by the person
bitten or another animal;
(6) The dog was protecting itself, its kennel,
or its offspring from the
person bitten or an animal; or
(7) The person bitten or an animal was
disturbing the dog's natural
functions, such as sleeping or eating, while
the dog was on
its owner's property
DOG BITE REPORTING
IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‛I
IF YOU OR YOUR ANIMAL HAS BEEN INJURED BY A DOG, ITIS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THE CORRECT REPORTINGSTEPS.
STEP 1 : CONTACT HAWAI‛I POLICE DEPARTMENT
IF YOU WANT TO PURSUE CHARGES RELATED TO A DOGBITE, YOU MUST FIRST FILE A REPORT WITH YOUR LOCALPOLICE DEPARTMENT. ANIMAL CONTROL & PROTECTIONAGENCY CANNOT FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES ON YOURBEHALF.CALL 911 FOR EMERGENCIES OR SERIOUS INJURIES.FOR NON-EMERGENCIES, CALL THE POLICE NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER AT 808-935-3311 AND REQUESTTO MAKE A DOG BITE REPORT. BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION,DESCRIPTION OF THE DOG, OWNER INFORMATION (IFKNOWN), AND DETAILS ABOUT THE INJURY.
STEP 2 : CONTACT ANIMAL CONTROL &PROTECTION AGENCY AT 808-327-3558
AFTER A POLICE REPORT HAS BEEN FILED, ANIMAL
CONTROL & PROTECTION AGENCY CAN ASSISTWITH IMPOUNDMENT OR FOLLOW-UP AS
APPROPRIATE.
THIS MAY INCLUDE VERIFYING
MICROCHIP/LICENSING COMPLIANCE,ENSURING PROPER CONFINEMENT, AND
ADDRESSING ANY COUNTY ORDINANCE
VIOLATIONS.
HAVE YOUR POLICE REPORT NUMBER AVAILABLE
WHEN YOU CALL.
PROMPT REPORTING IS STILL CRITICAL TOPROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENSURE THE
SITUATION IS PROPERLY ADDRESSED.