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NY S02338
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
Martin Golden
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AI Summary
- Requires dog control officers and police officers to determine whether a dog is dangerous before leaving the scene of an attack or threatened attack
- Officers must articulate whether the dog attacked without justification or behaves in a manner posing a serious and unjustified imminent threat of serious physical injury or death to persons or animals
- Expands the definition of a "dangerous dog" to include dogs that caused serious physical injury or death to companion animals, farm animals, or domestic animals and have caused unjustified injury or death to such animals in the past two years
- Increases civil penalties for dog owners who negligently permit their dogs to bite a person, service dog, guide dog, hearing dog, companion animal, or domestic animal to not exceed four hundred dollars
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Relates to dangerous dogs; includes what an officer shall articulate in the determination of whether a dog is dangerous; extends the definition of a dangerous dog to include a dog that has caused unjustified physical injury or death to a companion animal or domestic animal.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/6/2016
Committee Referrals
Agriculture1/22/2015
Full Bill Text
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