Senate File 2296 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3200) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to dogs, including the right to kill a tagged dog 2 and the liability of a dog's owner for damages caused by the 3 dog. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 6489SV 81 6 kk/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 351.27, Code 2005, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 351.27 RIGHT TO KILL TAGGED DOG. 1 4 It shall be lawful for any person to kill a dog, wearing a 1 5 collar with a rabies vaccination tag attached, when the dog is 1 6 caught in the act ofworrying,chasing, maiming, or killing 1 7 any domestic animal or fowl, or when such dog is attacking or 1 8 attempting to bite a person. 1 9 Sec. 2. Section 351.28, Code 2005, is amended to read as 1 10 follows: 1 11 351.28 LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES. 1 12 The owner of a dog shall be liable to an injured party for 1 13 all damages done by the dog, when the dog is caught in the 1 14 action ofworrying,chasing, maiming, or killing a domestic 1 15 animal, or the dog is attacking or attempting to bite a 1 16 person, except when the party damaged is doing an unlawful 1 17 act, directly contributing to the injury. This section does 1 18 not apply to damage done by a dog affected with hydrophobia 1 19 unless the owner of the dog had reasonable grounds to know 1 20 that the dog was afflicted with hydrophobia and by reasonable 1 21 effort might have prevented the injury. 1 22 EXPLANATION 1 23 This bill relates to dogs, including the right to kill a 1 24 tagged dog and the liability of an owner of a dog for damages 1 25 caused by the dog. The bill removes the ability of a person 1 26 to kill a dog that is wearing a collar with a rabies 1 27 vaccination tag when the dog is caught in the act of worrying 1 28 a domestic animal or fowl. The bill removes the liability of 1 29 an owner of a dog to an injured party for damages done by the 1 30 dog when the dog is caught in the act of worrying a domestic 1 31 animal. The bill provides that an owner of a dog is liable to 1 32 an injured party for damages done by the dog when the dog is 1 33 caught in the act of chasing a domestic animal. 1 34 LSB 6489SV 81 1 35 kk:nh/sh/8