Current through September, 2024
Section 4-71-10 - Failure to comply with bond conditions(a) The department may seize the bonded animal, and foreclose on the bond or retain such sums secured by cash or cashier's check upon failure of the owner to comply with the bonding conditions in section 4-71-9.(b) Should the bonded animal escape, the owner shall take necessary action to recapture the animal. If the owner fails to recapture the animal within one week after escape or when the animal becomes a nuisance or poses a serious threat to the community, the department may employ its resources to recapture the animal after due notice to the owner. The owner shall be held responsible for the cost incurred by the department.(c) Any bonded animal that is captured after escape or seized pursuant to section 4-71-10 may be sold at a private sale, shipped out state, donated to a government agency, or destroyed no sooner than fifteen days after cancellation of the bond.[Eff 7/13/81; am and comp 9/19/91; comp 2/21/92; am and comp 9/13/93; comp 1/30/95; am and comp 8/16/99; am and comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 141-2, 150A-9) (Imp: HRS §§ 150A-6.2, 150A-7)