Dog handler duties and county liability at parks

(a) The handler shall be responsible for all actions, behavior, injuries, or damage caused by its dogs while on County park property. (b) The handler shall be responsible for removing any feces, vomit or other waste matter produced by its dogs from the park and depositing it in an appropriate container. (c) The handler shall keep its dogs on a leash no longer than six feet in length when entering the park and moving the dogs into the off-leash area. (d) When in the off-leash area, the handler shall control its dogs by sound or voice command. (e) The handlers shall closely supervise minor children that accompany them to the dog park. (f) The County is not liable for any injury or harm to any person or dog incurred or caused by any other person or dog entering or remaining in the on-leash or off-leash park. The provisions of Hawai‘i Revised Statutes section 663-9, regarding dog owner liability and Hawai‘i County Code, chapter 4, as it relates to dogs, are applicable to all users of designated dog parks. (g) The director has the right to deny any person or dog access to any or all dog parks in accordance with administrative rules of the department of parks and recreation. (2009, ord 09-113, sec 1.) 15-81