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HB386: Dogs, dangerous and vicious; expands definition thereof.
Chief Patron
Del.
Rosalyn Dance (D-63)
Rosalyn Dance
(D-63)
Petersburg, VA
Served: 2005–
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Dangerous and vicious dogs. Expands the definition of a dangerous dog to include a dog that has, without provocation, chased, confronted, or approached a person in a threatening or aggressive manner such that a reasonable person would be fearful of an attack. Requires any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section to provide that an animal control officer may determine, after investigation, whether a dog is a dangerous dog. Currently that authority is given at the discretion of the locality. This bill has been incorporated into HB 340. View Full Text »
Poll Results
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