ROH §12-6.3
Who counts as a cat owner and who is exempt
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section defines who is legally an owner of a cat. It includes anyone who owns, keeps, feeds, or has custody of a cat, even if not registered. It also says a person is not an owner if they told animal control about a stray cat they took in and are either taking it to animal control or arranging pickup.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Owner - Exception
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
“Owner” means any person owning, harboring, or keeping, or providing care or sustenance for a cat, whether registered or not, or having custody of a cat, whether temporarily or permanently. This definition shall not apply to any person who has notified the animal control contractor of the cat at large that the person has taken into possession and:
(a) Who is or will be transporting the cat to the animal control contractor; or
(b) Who has made arrangements with the animal control contractor to have the cat picked up by the animal control contractor.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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