HRS §143-4
Getting your dog license and tag
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗When you pay the dog license fee, the finance director gives you a license with your name, address, the year, payment date, dog description, and tag number. You also get a metal tag with a serial number and year, which must go on your dog's collar. The tag fee is set by your county, but is 10 cents unless changed.
The statute, as written — Issuance of license and tags
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Upon the receipt of the license fee, the director of finance shall issue to the person paying the fee a license stating the following: (1) The name and address of the person to whom the license is issued; (2) The year for which the license is paid; (3) The date of payment; (4) A description of the dog for which the license is issued; and (5) The number of the metal tag issued for the dog. The director of finance shall at the same time issue and deliver to the person a metal tag in the form and design as the director of finance may designate with a serial number and the year for which it is issued plainly inscribed thereon. The tag shall be attached to a collar around the neck of the dog for which the license has been issued. The fee for the tag shall be set by each county council; provided that, until and unless provided by ordinance, the fee shall be 10 cents.
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