Hawaii § 143-4 - Issuance of license and tags.
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§ 143-4. Issuance of license and tags.
Upon the receipt of the license fee, the director of finance shall issue to the person paying the fee a license stating the following: (1) The name and address of the person to whom the license is issued; (2) The year for which the license is paid; (3) The date of payment; (4) A description of the dog for which the license is issued; and (5) The number of the metal tag issued for the dog. The director of finance shall at the same time issue and deliver to the person a metal tag in the form and design as the director of finance may designate with a serial number and the year for which it is issued plainly inscribed thereon. The tag shall be attached to a collar around the neck of the dog for which the license has been issued. The fee for the tag shall be set by each county council; provided that, until and unless provided by ordinance, the fee shall be 10 cents. [L 1941, c 268, §4; RL 1945, §7154; RL 1955, §156-4; HRS §143-4; am L 1983, c 227, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1991, c 178, §4; am L 2011, c 175, §4] Previous Vol03_Ch0121-0200D Next
Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 143-4 ("Issuance of license and tags.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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