§143-4  Issuance of license and tags. Upon the receipt of the license fee the director of finance shall issue to theperson paying the fee a license stating the following:

(1)  The name and address of the person to whom thelicense 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 isissued;

(5)  The number of the metal tag issued for the dog;and

(6)  Any dog approved by the director of financepursuant to rules established by the director to be a guide, signal, or servicedog shall be so designated on the license.

The director of finance shall at the same timeissue and deliver to the person a metal tag of such form and design as thedirector of finance may designate with a serial number and the year for whichit is issued plainly inscribed thereon, which tag shall be attached to a collararound the neck of the dog for which the license has been issued.  The fee forthe tag shall be set by each county council; provided that until and unlessprovided by ordinance the fee shall be 10 cents.

The director of finance, pursuant to chapter91, shall adopt rules for the licensing of guide, signal, and service dogs. [L1941, 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]