Bill Text: HI HB2724 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Dogs; Tethering
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2010-04-21 - (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-22-10 2:15PM in conference room 325. [HB2724 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB2724-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to offenses against public order.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 711-1109, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
"(1) A person commits the offense of cruelty to animals in the second degree if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:
(a) Overdrives, overloads, tortures, torments, beats, causes substantial bodily injury, or starves any animal, or causes the overdriving, overloading, torture, torment, beating, or starving of any animal;
(b) Deprives a pet animal of necessary sustenance or causes such deprivation;
(c) Mutilates, poisons, or kills without need any animal other than insects, vermin, or other pests;
(d) Keeps, uses, or in any way is connected with or interested in the management of, or receives money for the admission of any person to, any place kept or used for the purpose of fighting or baiting any bull, bear, cock, or other animal, and includes every person who encourages, aids, or assists therein, or who permits or suffers any place to be so kept or used;
(e) Carries or causes to be carried, in or upon any vehicle or other conveyance, any animal in a cruel or inhumane manner;
(f) Confines or causes to be confined, in a kennel or cage, any pet animal in a cruel or inhumane manner;
(g) Tethers, fastens, ties, or restrains a dog to a doghouse, tree, fence, or any other stationary object or to a cable trolley system:
(i) [by] By means of a
choke collar, pinch collar, or prong collar;
(ii) By a tether or chain that is less than five times the length of the dog, measured from the tip of its nose to the base of its tail, provided that, in no case, shall the tether or chain be less than ten feet in length;
(iii) By a tether or chain that weighs more than ten per cent of the weight of the dog tethered;
(iv) By a tether or chain that does not have a swivel on at least one end; or
(v) Where the dog is under the age of six months;
provided that a person is not prohibited from using such restraints when walking a dog with a hand-held leash or while a dog is engaged in a supervised activity; or
(h) Assists another in the commission of any act specified in subsections (1)(a) through (1)(g)."
2. By amending subsection (4) to read as follows:
"(4) Cruelty to animals in the second
degree is a misdemeanor[.]; provided that, in addition to any other
penalty imposed, a person convicted under subsection (1)(g) shall be fined not
less than:
(a) $50 for a first offense; and
(b) $200 for any subsequent offense."
SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Dogs; Tethering
Description:
Permits tethering of an unattended dog if the tether meets certain specifications and the dog is at least 6 months old. Establishes mandatory fines.
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