HRS §143-10
What to do if you find a stray dog
If you take in a stray dog, you must tell the animal control officer and give the dog back when asked. If the dog has a current license tag, the owner is notified and can get the dog back free within a short time. If no one claims it, the dog may be sold or destroyed.
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The statute, as written — Stray dogs
Every person who takes into the person's possession any stray dog shall immediately notify the animal control officer and release the dog to the animal control officer upon demand. If there is attached to the dog a license tag for the then current year, the animal control officer shall notify in writing the person to whom the license was issued, at the address given in the license certificate, and, upon demand made within twenty-four hours thereafter and without charge, shall release the dog to the person. If no person lawfully entitled to the dog, within nine days after the date of giving the notice, shall claim the dog, the dog may be sold or destroyed by the animal control officer in the manner provided in section 143-8 for unlicensed dogs.
Sections this one refers to
§143-8 What happens to unlicensed dogs found running loose
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