(a) Each poundmaster shall be responsible for the safekeeping and proper care of any estray committed to the poundmaster’s charge.
(b) The poundmaster shall give the estrays a sufficient quantity of food and water, and any poundmaster who shall abuse or neglect any estray in the poundmaster’s charge, shall forfeit the pound fees to which the poundmaster would otherwise have been entitled and shall also be liable to the owner thereof for damages.
(c) Each poundmaster shall receive for the poundmaster’s services from the owner of such estray the following fees:
(1) Impounding of estrays.
(A) Animals trespassing on private property. The owners of such animals shall pay the poundmaster the fees prescribed in HRS § 142-70;
(B) Animals trespassing on public highways or property. The owners of such animals shall pay the poundmaster the fees prescribed in HRS § 142-66; and
(C) Pound fees.
(i) Bulls, stallions, and boars of breeding age, $5 for each animal for each 24-hour period;
(ii) All other estrays, $3 for each animal for each 24-hour period;
(2) Fees for transporting animals to pound or back to owner or both; and
Type of Animal | Use of Trailer | Use of Tow Vehicle | Helper’s Fees |
Bulls, stallions, and boars of breeding age | $5 | $0.50 per mile | $3 per hour |
All other strays | $2.50 | $0.50 per mile | $2 per hour |
(3) Fees for transporting animals other than to pound or back to owner. The poundmaster is authorized to negotiate with the owner of the animal for the fees to transport and to keep animals other than as prescribed in paragraphs (A) and (B).
(Sec. 3-5.3, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 3, Art. 4, § 3-4.3)