Ordinance No. 25-63 (Bill 51, 2025) makes it illegal to feed feral animals, including cats, chickens, pigs and goats, on County of Hawai'i property, to protect native wildlife. Fines are $50 for a first violation and $500 for each additional violation.
To protect native and endangered species on the Big Island, the Hawai'i County Council adopted Bill 51 as Ordinance No. 25-63 in 2025, prohibiting the feeding of feral animals, including cats, pigs, chickens and goats, on County-owned property. The ordinance sets a $50 fine for a first violation and $500 for each subsequent violation, and it expressly does not bar sanctioned trap-neuter-return programs. Separately, feeding invasive animals anywhere can worsen Hawaii's environmental problems. Coqui frogs, now covering an estimated 60,000 acres of Hawai'i Island, and other injurious species are regulated at the state level, and no one may transport or release injurious species under Hawaii law.
Feeding feral animals on County property is finable at $50 (first) and $500 (each additional) under Ordinance 25-63; transporting or releasing state-listed injurious species carries far heavier state penalties.
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