THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2491
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to dogs.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 707, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§707-   Negligent failure to control a dog. (1) A person commits the offense of negligent failure to control a dog if:

(a) The person is the owner of a dog;

(b) The dog bites another person and causes serious bodily injury; and

(c) The dog, at the time of the offense, is:

(i) Unleashed; or

(ii) On private property without the consent of the owner of that property.

(2) Negligent failure to control a dog is a petty misdemeanor unless the defendant has two or more convictions for negligent failure to control a dog, in which case it is a misdemeanor."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Dogs; Dog Bites; Negligence; Bodily Harm

Description:

Establishes the offense of negligent failure to control a dog.

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