§143-10  Stray dogs.  Every person whotakes into the person's possession any stray dog shall immediately notify theanimal control officer and release the dog to the animal control officer upondemand.  If there is attached to the dog a license tag for the then currentyear, the animal control officer shall notify in writing the person to whom thelicense was issued, at the address given in the license certificate, and, upondemand made within twenty-four hours thereafter and without charge, shall releasethe dog to the person.  If no person lawfully entitled to the dog, within ninedays after the date of giving the notice, shall claim the dog, the dog may besold or destroyed by the animal control officer in the manner provided insection 143-8 for unlicensed dogs. [L 1941, c 268, §9; RL 1945, §7159; RL 1955,§156-10; HRS §143-10; am L 1983, c 227, §7; gen ch 1985]