MS HB1304

Creates criminal penalties for owning vicious animals or dogs without meeting safety requirements, including keeping them in residential areas, failing to securely confine them indoors or in child-proofed locked structures, or allowing them off premises without being leashed and muzzled

Prohibits convicted felons from having custody of vicious animals or dogs, or residing on premises where such animals are kept

Requires owners of vicious animals that have caused serious injury to a person or killed a domesticated animal to carry $100,000 liability insurance coverage

Establishes penalties of $1,000-$5,000 fines and 90 days to 6 months imprisonment for violations, and allows law enforcement to enter premises where vicious animals are kept for inspection

Authorizes law enforcement to destroy vicious, feral, or wild animals under specified conditions, including when the animal is running at large without a vaccination tag and cannot be peacefully captured