HAR §15-210-14

HAR §15-210-14. A n i m m u b l i c parks

Last amended: 2007Length: 678 wordsOfficial source

Cite as Haw. Code R. § 15-210-14

(a) Persons may bring' animals intopublic parks as provided in this section or in accordance with any other rules adopted by the authority pursuant to chapter 91, H R S . For purposes of this section, "common domestic household pets" includes animals such as domesticated cats, dogs, mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, fish, and birds, but excludes animals which are considered livestock, including, but not l~mited to, horses, cattle, sheep, or pigs. (b) The executive director is authorized to designate areas in public parks for use by persons having custody and control of common domestic household pets on a leash. In designating parks or areas therein for leashed common domestic household pets, the executive director shall consider the park's size, location, and frequency of use by members of the public, as well as the primary actual or designed use of each park or area included in the designation. The executive director shall post signs that notify the public of the designation that describe or map the park or park areas so designated. Signs for areas for leashed common domestic household pets shall further display the applicable requirements in subsection (c). (c) Persons bringing permitted animals into public parks shall be held responsible for the sanitary use of the park, the protection of shrubbery, trees, turf, and other property, and the safety, health, and welfare of all park users, as well as the following specific responsibilities associated with bringing common domestic household pets into a public park: (1) The person having custody and control of the common domestic household pets $o.restrain the common domestic household pets at a11 times on a leash, cord, chain, gr:-other similar means of physical restraint of not more than eight feet in length; (2) All common domestic household pets in the park or park areas designated for-leashed common domestic household pets to.,display a valid license tag attached to the common domestic household pet's collar; (3) The person having custody and control of the common domestic household pets to be eighteen years of age or older; and (4) The person having custody and control of the common domestic household pets to carry equipment for the removal and disposal of the common domestic household pets' feces and to clean up and dispose of feces left by the common domestic household pets. [Eff 6/11/05; comp 1, (Auth: HRS 82063-4) ( FAY: mp $&!d7S206E-4) 515-210-15 Closing (a) The authority or the authority's authorized representative may establish a reasonable schedule of visiting hours for all or portions of the premises and close or restrict the public use of all or any portions thereof, when necessary for the protection of the area or the safety and welfare of persons or property, by the posting of appropriate signs indicating the extent and scope of closure. All persons shall observe and abide by the officially posted signs designating closed areas and visiting hours. (b) Vehicles left unattended in closed areas may be impounded by the authority or the authority's authorized representative at any time. ( c ) All impounded vehicles shall be towed to a place of storage. Towing, storage, and other related costs shall be assessed pur t to section 290-11, HRS. [Eff 6/11/05; comp ~ P f 2 5 ?on7 ] (Auth: HRS S206E-4) (Imp: HRS S5206E-4, 290-11) 515-210-16 Abandoned property. Abandoned property is subject to removal at the owner's expense. [Eff and comp MA1 2 5 2007 ] (Auth: HRS S206E-4) (Imp: HRS 5206E- ) SS15-210-17 to 15-210-25 (Reserved) SUBCHAPTER 3 COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES 515-210-26 Advertisements. No person shall display, post, or distribute notices or advertisements except with the prior written permission of the authority or the authority's authorized representative. Permission may be granted only if the notice or advertisement relates to services, goods, or facilities available within the premises and the notices and advertisements are found by the authority or the authority's authorized representative to be desirable and necessary for the convenience and g u i d a q ~ ~ o f ~ t h e public. [Elf 6/11/05; comp 7007 I (Auth: HRS S206E-4) (Imp: HRS S206E-4)