HCC §14-10
Getting a permit to use an obnoxious substance device
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains that an agency must get a permit before buying, having, using, or moving an obnoxious substance device. The agency names its employees, and each employee also needs a permit. Non-government agencies pay fees for the permits. The device must stay with the agency.
businesses
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Permit required for agency
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Any agency desiring to purchase, possess, discharge, use or transport an obnoxious substance shall first file an application for a permit on forms provided by the chief of police. The application shall include the name of the officer or employee who has been authorized to purchase the obnoxious substance from a vendor. (b) The agency shall submit the name of each employee who is to possess, discharge, use or transport the device together with its application for permit, so that the chief of police may issue separate permits to each of the named employees. (c) Each agency except for government agencies shall pay to the director of finance a sum of $50 for its permit and a sum of $5 for each permit issued to its employees. (d) Each agency is authorized to purchase only the device emitting an obnoxious substance listed on its permit. The device shall at all times remain in the exclusive ownership and control of the agency. GENERAL WELFARE § 14-11
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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