HRS §143-5
Removing or faking dog tags
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section makes it illegal to remove a tag from a dog you don't own or control, to put a license tag on a dog that wasn't issued for that dog, or to make, have, or use a fake license tag.
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The statute, as written — Removal and imitation of dog 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.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any tag from any dog not owned by the person or under the person's control, or to place on any dog any license tag not issued as herein provided, or to make or have in possession or to place on a dog any counterfeit or imitation of any license tag provided for in this chapter.
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