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2008 SESSION

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HB 655 Dogs, dangerous; judicial discretion.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Dangerous dogs; judicial discretion.  Provides a court with the authority not to declare a dog to be a dangerous dog for good cause, based on the evidence before it if the dog is not dangerous or a threat to the community. Currently, a court is required to declare a dog dangerous if there is any bite, attack, or injury to a person, even if the bite, attack, or injury is accidental or negligible.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Dangerous dogs; judicial discretion.  Provides a court with the authority not to declare a dog to be a dangerous dog for good cause, based on the evidence before it. Currently, a court is required to declare a dog dangerous if there is any bite, attack, or injury to a person, even if the bite, attack, or injury is accidental or negligible.