§143-15  Contracts for seizing and
impounding dogs.  Any county may contract with any society or organization
formed for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or similar dog protective
organization, for the seizure and impounding of all unlicensed dogs, and for
the maintenance of a shelter or pound for unlicensed dogs, and for lost,
strayed, and homeless dogs, and for the destruction or other disposition of
seized dogs not redeemed as provided in this chapter.  The county may prescribe
in the contract the manner in which the work is to be done by the society or
organization and it may also direct the disposition to be made of all dogs
seized pursuant to this chapter. [L 1941, c 268, §14; RL 1945, §7165; RL 1955,
§156-15; HRS §143-15]



 



Attorney General Opinions



 



  The plain language
and legislative history of this section and §143-16 made very clear that
legislature intended to authorize county reliance upon private humane societies
to impound stray dogs within their borders; this can be accomplished only if §§76-16(17)
and 76-77(10) are interpreted broadly.  Att. Gen. Op. 97-6.