{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-143-2","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 143-2","heading":"License or microchip required.","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor a:\n\n(1) Dog unless the dog is licensed and has been implanted with a microchip identification as provided by this chapter; provided that the counties may, by ordinance, dispense with or modify the licensing requirements of this chapter; provided further that this chapter shall not apply to dogs under the age of three months or dogs brought into the State exclusively for the purpose of entering them in a dog show or exhibition and not allowed to run at large; or\n\n(2) Cat unless the cat has been implanted with a microchip identification as provided by this chapter; provided that this chapter shall not apply to cats under the age of three months or cats brought into the State exclusively for the purpose of entering them in a cat show or exhibition and not allowed to run at large.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 11","Chapter 143"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0143/HRS_0143-0002.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"249ecf7b3fe1dcff0f7b9e49345f170d51575f2f1173016fdf885400ac67d7b5","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-143-19","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-143-2.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}