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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 351.44 CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR
1 2 DOG FOUND TO HAVE CAUSED PHYSICAL INJURY – RUNNING AT LARGE.
1 3 1. A person who owns or has charge of a dog and who allows
1 4 the dog to run at large after the dog has been found by a
1 5 court to have caused physical injury to another is guilty of a
1 6 serious misdemeanor.
1 7 2. For the purposes of this section, "at large" means a
1 8 dog which is not confined on the property of the owner of the
1 9 dog or on the property of a person who has charge of the dog,
1 10 in or attached to a motor vehicle, or in a veterinary hospital
1 11 or kennel, unless the owner or the person who has charge of
1 12 the dog carries the dog or leads the dog by a leash or chain
1 13 not exceeding six feet in length.
1 14 EXPLANATION
1 15 This bill creates a criminal offense for a dog owner or a
1 16 person in charge of a dog who allows the dog to run at large
1 17 after the dog has been found by a court to have caused
1 18 physical injury to another. The bill further defines "at
1 19 large" to refer to a dog who is not confined on the owner's
1 20 property or property of the person in charge, in or attached
1 21 to a motor vehicle, or in a veterinary hospital or kennel,
1 22 unless the owner or the person in charge of the dog carries
1 23 the dog or leads it by a leash or chain not exceeding six feet
1 24 in length.
1 25 A dog owner who violates the bill commits a serious
1 26 misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by
1 27 confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least
1 28 $250 but not more than $1,500.
1 29 LSB 2768XS 80
1 30 rh/pj/5.1
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