HRS §142-47
Changing or removing an animal's brand is illegal
This law makes it a crime to change, remove, or cover up a brand or mark on any animal. If you do this, you can be fined for each brand or mark you change or remove. The fine is set by the court.
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The statute, as written — Altering, removing, or obliterating brand or mark; penalty
Any person who alters, removes, or obliterates any brand or mark, on any animal, by placing another brand or mark over the same, or otherwise, shall be fined not more than $500 for every brand or mark so altered, removed, or obliterated. [PC 1869, c 83, §2 (same as CC 1859, §249); RL 1925, §687; RL 1935, §265; RL 1945, §1074; RL 1955, §20-46; HRS §142-47; am L 1984, c 8, §3 ; am L 2025, c 235, §17]
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