Title
ANIMAL REGULATIONS (HHT-40)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. County Communication 16-185, from Councilmember Don Couch, transmitting a proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6.04.040, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO ANIMAL REGULATIONS FOR DOG RESTRAINTS, AND SECTION 6.04.090, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS.” The purposes of the proposed bill are to amend the Code by: 1) adding an exception to the requirement that an owner of a dog keep the dog under restraint, when a dog is a service dog or is used for farming, agriculture, guarding, or herding, and is within fenced property of a specified minimum height; and 2) authorizing animal control officers to enforce Subsection 13.04A.070(D) of the Code, relating to animal restrictions at County parks and recreational facilities.
2. County Communication 16-186, from Council Vice-Chair Don S. Guzman, transmitting a proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6.04.040, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO ANIMAL REGULATIONS.” The purpose of the proposed bill is to amend the Code by adding an exception to the requirement that an owner of a dog keep the dog under restraint when a dog is actively working on authorized farm or ranch property.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of the proposed bills on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of County Communications 16-185 and 16-186 and other related action.