§143-1 - Definitions.
§143-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Officer" means any sheriff, deputy, any member of a police force in counties with a population of less than 100,000 and animal control officers of the several counties of the State;
"Owner" includes every person owning, harboring, or keeping a dog; provided that if the owner is a minor under the age of eighteen years, the parent, guardian, or other person having the care, custody, or control of the minor shall be irrebuttably presumed to be the owner;
"Unlicensed dog" means any dog for which the license for the current year has not been paid or to which the tag provided for in this chapter is not attached. [L 1941, c 268, §1; RL 1945, §7151; RL 1955, §156-1; am L 1963, c 85, §3; HRS §143-1; am L 1983, c 227, §2; am L 1989, c 211, §10; am L 1990, c 281, §11]
Revision Note
Definitions rearranged.
Cross References
Sheriff, etc., see §26-14.6.