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Committee amends and advances Bill 8 (2025) to strengthen animal-nuisance enforcement and add administrative appeal language
Summary
The committee amended Bill 8 (2025) to the posted CD1 and added Department of Customer Services–recommended clarifying language about appeals of civil fines; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the measure and asked that civil penalties also apply to stray-dog enforcement.
The Committee on Government Efficiency and Customer Services amended Bill 8 (2025), relating to animal nuisances, to a posted CD1 and advanced the measure for passage on second reading and scheduling of a public hearing.
Council member Okimoto said the CD1 contains mostly technical clarifications to the director’s authority and that the measure originated from community concerns about unleashed animals and a rise in aggressive dog reports. "We wanna make sure that we allow ordinances that will address these nuisances and make sure that our communities are…
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