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NY S05620
Bill
Status
4/20/2017
Primary Sponsor
Martin Golden
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AI Summary
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Requires dog control or police officers to determine whether a dog is dangerous before leaving the scene of an alleged attack or threatened attack.
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Officers must articulate whether they believe the dog attacked without justification or poses a serious and unjustified imminent threat of serious physical injury or death to persons or animals.
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Expands the definition of "dangerous dog" to include dogs that caused unjustified physical injury or death to companion animals, farm animals, or domestic animals within the past two years with a prior dangerous dog finding.
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Increases civil penalties for dog owners who negligently permit their dog to bite a person, service dog, guide dog, hearing dog, companion animal, or domestic animal to up to $400 in addition to other applicable penalties.
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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
1/3/2018