ROH §12-6.4

Who Can Remove a Cat's Identification Tag

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗

This rule says only animal control officers or people they authorize can take identification off a cat that belongs to someone else. Anyone else doing this is breaking the law.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Removal of cat identification

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.

It shall be unlawful for any person other than an officer of or a person authorized by the animal control contractor to remove any identification from any cat not owned by the person.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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