HCC §4-4-30
Fines for letting your dog roam
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If your dog wanders onto public land or someone else's private land, you must pay a fine. The fine goes up if you have been fined for this before. For repeated offenses, you may also have to do community service.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Penalty for permitting a dog to stray
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.
In addition to other penalties listed in this chapter, the owner of any dog which strays upon any public lands or the private lands of another shall be fined as follows: (1) For a first offense, or any offense not preceded within a five-year period by a conviction under this section: $25. (2) For any offense which occurs within a five-year period of a prior conviction under this section: $50. (3) For any offense which occurs within five years of two prior convictions under this section: $75. (4) For any offense which occurs within five years of three or more prior convictions under this section; any one or more of the following: (A) A fine of up to $500. (B) Up to one hundred hours of community service. Division 3. Dangerous Dogs.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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