Leash Law Hawaii? Come on!

[Devany]

I think you did the right thing, in getting away from the turkey and by suggesting that he have his dog on a leash. He had no way of understanding what you had just been through, but he sounds like a jerk regardless.

Just curious, why are you citing the Honolulu law and not our own county?

I have a very sweet dog, and I keep her on a leash when we are out, more for her protection than that of others.

I have lived in many cities that have leash laws and the only place I ever saw them enforced was in Chicago. It happened regularly there. We had acres of open parks along the lake shore and many people would take their dog to the leash free dog beach to swim, but when they were drying off on the grass (you know how dogs roll around) the owners were frequently cited. One of my friends with a yellow lab accumulated 12 tickets for her "violations". She did not pay them and her car was eventually towed to impound until she paid up. There is a saying in Chicago, it is the "city that works". While that is referring to it's blue collar image, it also refers to city government, particularly policing. I read a statistic once that stated Chicago had more cops per capita than any other large city. I am not sure if that is true, but I do know that their cops enforce the laws judicially, unless of course you grease their palms.

Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

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