Haw. Rev. Stat. § 143-4
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Issuance of license and tags.
Official statutory text
Upon the receipt of the license fee, the director of finance shall issue to the person paying the fee a license stating the following:
(1) The name and address of the person to whom the license is issued;
(2) The year for which the license is paid;
(3) The date of payment;
(4) A description of the dog for which the license is issued; and
(5) The number of the metal tag issued for the dog.
The director of finance shall at the same time issue and deliver to the person a metal tag in the form and design as the director of finance may designate with a serial number and the year for which it is issued plainly inscribed thereon. The tag shall be attached to a collar around the neck of the dog for which the license has been issued. The fee for the tag shall be set by each county council; provided that, until and unless provided by ordinance, the fee shall be 10 cents. [L 1941, c 268, §4; RL 1945, §7154; RL 1955, §156-4; HRS §143-4; am L 1983, c 227, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1991, c 178, §4; am L 2011, c 175, §4]
(1) The name and address of the person to whom the license is issued;
(2) The year for which the license is paid;
(3) The date of payment;
(4) A description of the dog for which the license is issued; and
(5) The number of the metal tag issued for the dog.
The director of finance shall at the same time issue and deliver to the person a metal tag in the form and design as the director of finance may designate with a serial number and the year for which it is issued plainly inscribed thereon. The tag shall be attached to a collar around the neck of the dog for which the license has been issued. The fee for the tag shall be set by each county council; provided that, until and unless provided by ordinance, the fee shall be 10 cents. [L 1941, c 268, §4; RL 1945, §7154; RL 1955, §156-4; HRS §143-4; am L 1983, c 227, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1991, c 178, §4; am L 2011, c 175, §4]
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