From minutes at a county council meeting in Kauai, Hawaii, in 2015. Residents gave public testimony regarding the repeal of an ordinance that imposed fines on the owners of barking dogs. The ordinance was reinstated earlier this year.

council chair mel rapozo: I know this will be an emotional issue for some of you. I am going to ask that you direct no personal attacks on council members.

douglas henry: Several years ago, I was the victim of a man with five barking dogs. He said, “Dogs bark. That is their nature.”…