Maui County, HI Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

010 defines 'under restraint' as kept on real property with the owner's consent in a way that prevents the dog from leaving on its own, including a fully enclosed yard, a kennel, a tether, a leash or lead of not more than ten feet held by or tied to a responsible person, or, if riding in a truck bed, secured against climbing or falling out. A dog that is off the owner's property and not under restraint is 'at large' under the same section. The restraint duty carries six narrow exceptions: dogs working with law enforcement, dogs hunting with the owner's consent on the property where the hunt occurs, dogs in organized competition or training for one, dogs supervised in an authorized off-leash dog park, dogs actively engaged in farming or ranching, and service dogs whose work or handler's disability makes restraint impractical. 050 until the owner redeems it and pays the impoundment fee.