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HRS §142-68

Fine for continued trespassing by animals

If your cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, swine, or goats wander onto someone else's land, the landowner must tell you. You then have a set time to remove them. If you don't, you can be fined under another law.

landowners

The statute, as written — Fine for continued trespassing by animals

In case cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, swine, or goats trespass on any land, the owner of the animals, if known, shall be notified by the owner or occupier of the land trespassed upon, and if the owner of the animals does not remove them within twenty-four hours, if the animals are trespassing on a homesite, garden, or truck farm, or within forty-eight hours, if the animals are trespassing on any other type of land, the owner of the animals shall be subject to penalties as provided in section 142-12.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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