Bill Text: HI SB2565 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Related To Public Parks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-07 - Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16 [SB2565 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2565-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Related to public parks.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"§46- Limitations. No county shall prohibit leashed dogs in public parks."
SECTION 2. Chapter 339, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§339- Dog excrement; prohibition; penalties. (a) No person shall leave dog excrement on any public or private property or in any public or private waters, except:
(1) In
a place designated by the department of health or the county for the disposal
of garbage, dog excrement, and refuse;
(2) Into a litter
receptable; or
(3) Into a bag; provided that the bag is
disposed of properly into a litter receptable or in a place designated by the
department of health or the county for the disposal of garbage, dog excrement,
and refuse.
(b) Any person violating this section
shall be guilty of a violation, and shall be fined not less
than $100, and not more than $500 for each offense, and ordered to pick up and
remove litter from a public place under the supervision of the director as
follows:
(1) For
the first offense, the defendant shall spend four hours either picking up
litter on public property or performing community service; and
(2) For
any subsequent offense, the defendant shall spend eight hours either picking up
litter on public property or performing community service.
(c)
If the environmental court judges the violator to be incapable of litter
removal and pick up, the environmental court may provide some other community
work as it deems appropriate. All
persons in violation shall remove the excrement or shall be liable for the
costs of removing the excrement."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Dogs; Counties; Public Parks; Littering; Fines
Description:
Prohibits counties from prohibiting leashed dogs in public parks. Establishes penalties for leaving dog excrement on public or private property.
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