HRS §143-20
Reporting a dog or cat caught in a trap
This rule says that if a dog or cat is caught or killed in a trap in a residential area, you must check it for ID and report it to animal control right away. If they ask, you must give them the animal.
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The statute, as written — Reporting of dog or cat captured or killed in snare or trap
Any dog or cat captured or killed in any steel-jawed leg-hold trap, snare, conibear trap, or foot- or leg-hold trap, as those terms are defined in section 711-1109.37, in an area zoned as residential shall immediately be checked for identification and reported to a county animal control officer and, upon request, shall be turned over to the animal control officer.
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