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Hawaii Revised Statutes
Division 1 - GOVERNMENTTitle 11 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALSChapter 142 - ANIMALS, BRANDS, AND FENCES
Part III - FENCES AND TRESPASSES BY ANIMALS
Section 142-71 - Procedure to recover animals; owner notified before impounding

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 142-71

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Current through Chapter 253 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 142-71 - Procedure to recover animals; owner notified before impounding

Where any animals are taken up for trespass, the owner, if known, shall be immediately notified, if reasonably practicable, of the fact, and of the amount of damage and trespass fees claimed, and if the owner refuses or fails to pay the legal charges, or in case the owner is unknown, then the animals shall be impounded forthwith.

HRS § 142-71

L 1907, c 125, §19; RL 1925, §707; RL 1935, §285; RL 1945, §1091; RL 1955, § 20-70; HRS § 142-71; gen ch 1985

Held under prior statute that statutory remedy not exclusive, may bring action for damages without impounding. 10 H. 23. See also1 Haw. 402. Where animals are taken up, known owner must be notified or impounding is illegal. 29 H. 294.