MCC §6.04.070
Adopting a Dog or Cat
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This section covers adopting a dog or cat from the county. You must pay the adoption fee set in the county budget. The animal must be neutered, or you must sign a written promise to have it neutered. If you break that promise, animal control can take the animal back.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Adoption
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
An adoption fee as established in the annual budget ordinance of the County shall
be assessed at the time of adoption. No dog or cat shall be released for adoption
as a pet without being neutered or without a written agreement from the adopter guaranteeing
that the dog or cat will be neutered. Animal control shall reclaim a dog or cat when
the agreement has been violated by failure to neuter the animal. Licensing fees and
veterinary costs may be assessed above and beyond the adoption fee.
(Ord. No. 4082, § 12, 2013; Ord. 2578 § 7, 1997: Ord. 1482 § 2 (part), 1985)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
Published by the County of Maui through Municode.
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