Section 143-2 - License or microchip requiredIt shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor a :
(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(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."Amended by L 2021SP1, c 5,§ 4, eff. 1/1/2022.L 1941, c 268, §2; RL 1945, §7152; RL 1955, § 156-2; HRS § 143-2; am L 1973, c 146, §1