Pearl City has no breed-specific dog ban. ROH Chapter 7, Article 7 instead regulates individual dogs declared dangerous, requiring muzzle, six-foot leash, and adult handler per ROH 7-7.2.
Honolulu County, including Pearl City and all Pearl Harbor-area neighborhoods, does not impose breed-specific legislation. No breed, including pit bulls, Rottweilers, or Dobermans, is banned by name. Instead, ROH Chapter 7, Article 7 uses a behavior-based dangerous dog framework. ROH 7-7.2 defines negligent failure to control a dangerous dog and imposes muzzling, a maximum six-foot leash, and adult handler conditions on dogs formally declared dangerous through a hearing. Hawaii state law likewise has no breed-specific statute, so Honolulu County cannot adopt such restrictions. Military families relocating to Pearl City should note that off-base breed bans do not apply.
Negligent failure to control a dangerous dog is a petty misdemeanor with fines, mandatory containment, and potential euthanasia for dogs causing serious injury.
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