Leash Law Hawaii? Come on!

[Bob Orts]

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Originally posted by janet

Seems to be a leash-law to me.

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There are two areas regarding dogs in public. One deals with required leash at public parks, beaches, etc. The other deals with public streets and that only states under the control (not leashed) of the owner or responsible party. The section your reading pertains to the authority and reasons why government and it's authorized agents have the authority to seize an animal. It's common in most animal control ordinances because places without an always leash in public law (Hawaii County) or an inadequate definition of control (Hawaii County), people can say they had control over a dog when they really don't. So by placing the stray provision in the law, animal control won't incur liability due to a claim of control as the law gives them seizure rights based on the stray provision.