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HCC §15-87

Dog park entry rules and fees

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This section sets the rules for taking your dog to a county dog park. Your dog must have a license tag and a special entry tag showing you paid the yearly fee. It also lists the fees for puppies, adult dogs, renewals, and what to do if the dog's owner changes.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Dog park entry requirements; fees

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) Each dog entering a dog park shall have a dog license tag pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code, chapter 4, article 3. The dog license tag shall be attached to the dog’s collar, and such collar shall remain on the dog at all times while in the dog park or moving to or from the dog park. (b) Each dog entering a dog park shall wear an individual dog park entry tag indicating that the annual dog park entry fee has been paid to the County or the County’s designated representative. Payment of the annual dog park entry fee entitles the handler to a single, colorized dog park entry tag applicable only to the dog to whom it was issued. The dog park entry tag shall be colored by calendar year. There shall be a one month’s grace period (January) during which time a dog may still have the dog park entry tag for the previous calendar year. The dog park entry tag allows the authorized dog to enter any county dog park unless the handler has been issued a trespass notice against personally entering a dog park or against that particular dog. (c) Dog park entry tag fees: (1) Each puppy ......................................................................................................... $5 (No pictures shall be required. Includes the administrative fee.) (2) Initial adult dog park entry application, per dog ............................................ $25 (Initial application shall include pictures of both sides and the face of the dog. Includes the administrative fee.) (3) Renewal fee for an adult dog, per dog.............................................................. $10 (Does not require additional pictures or an additional dog license tag for identification purposes. Includes the administrative fee.) (4) Administrative fee .............................................................................................. $5 (d) If the ownership of the dog changes, the new owner shall complete an application, have new dog pictures taken, and pay the administrative fee to the County or the County’s designated representative to transfer ownership of the dog and its dog park entry tag. (e) All fees shall be paid to the County of Hawai‘i within thirty days and deposited in the general fund of the County of Hawai‘i. (2009, ord 09-113, sec 1.) 15-87 PARKS AND RECREATION § 15-88
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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