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2003 SESSION
HB 1831 Dogs injuring or killing other companion animals.
Introduced by: Harvey B. Morgan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Dogs injuring or killing other companion animals. Adds to the definition of "dangerous dog" a dog that attacks or bites another dog and causes serious physical injury to the other dog. Dogs that injure (i) dogs owned by the same person, (ii) dogs engaged in lawful hunting, or (iii) dogs participating in an organized, lawful handling event are excluded. In localities that regulate dangerous dogs, owners of dogs found to be dangerous must obtain a special registration certificate, confine the dog in a specified way, and follow other requirements. The current definition of "dangerous dog" includes dogs that attack companion animals other than dogs. This bill entitles the owner of any companion animal that is injured or killed by a dog to recover damages if (i) the injury occurred on the companion animal owner’s premises and (ii) the owner of the offending dog did not have permission from the companion animal’s owner to have his dog on the premises.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031433856 pdf
- 01/24/03 House: Printed as engrossed 031433856-E pdf
- 02/25/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1831ER) pdf
- 03/31/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0841) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031433856
- 01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/22/03 House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/amendments (19-Y 3-N)
- 01/23/03 House: Read first time
- 01/24/03 House: Read second time
- 01/24/03 House: Committee amendments #1 and #3 agreed to
- 01/24/03 House: Committee amendment #2 rejected
- 01/24/03 House: Amendment by Del. Orrock agreed to
- 01/24/03 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/24/03 House: Printed as engrossed 031433856-E
- 01/27/03 House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 10-N)
- 01/27/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 10-N)
- 01/27/03 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/10/03 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/03 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/03 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1831ER)
- 02/26/03 House: Enrolled
- 02/26/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 841 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/31/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0841)