It shall be the duty of every poundmaster to publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the city as soon as possible after the expiration of 24 hours from the time of impounding of any estrays giving a full description of the same together with an announcement of the day on which it will be sold at public auction if unclaimed, for which notice the poundmaster shall receive $1 for each estray included in the notice plus the cost of publication which shall be assessed pro-rata according to the number of animals advertised therein. The poundmaster shall also upon the impounding of any animal, notify in writing any person known to the poundmaster to be the owner of such animal. For each such notice the poundmaster shall receive 25 cents. If the owner does not claim such estray and pay the poundmaster’s fees, together with the charges for advertising and notifying and the damages claimed for trespass and expense of driving or conveying, within five days from the date of impounding or at any time before sale, the poundmaster shall sell such estray at public auction to the highest bidder at 2:00 p.m. on the first Saturday afternoon ensuing after the expiration of the five days.
(Sec. 3-5.6, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 3, Art. 4, § 3-4.6)
Editor’s note:
***Damages for trespass, see HRS §§ 142-62, 142-63, 142-64, 142-66, 142-69.
Expenses for driving and conveying, see HRS § 142-70.
Owner’s relief, see HRS § 142-72.
Jurisdiction of district magistrate, appeal, see HRS § 142-73.