Dog Bites: Dangerous Dogs

What is a Dangerous Dog?

“Dangerous Dog” means:

• A dog that has killed or inflicted severe injury on a person without being provoked.
• Is determined by government or animal control officials for to have previously:
  • Bitten someone severely enough to result in broken bones or disfigurement, or inflicted injury requiring cosmetic surgery or hospitalization.
  • Killed or inflicted severe injury on a domestic animal.
  • Approached someone in a vicious or terrorizing manner in apparent attack mode.
• A dog owned or kept for the purpose of dog fighting or any dog trained for dog fighting.

“Potentially Dangerous Dog” means:

• A dog that has been determined by government or animal control officials to have previously:
  • Bitten someone severely enough to result in broken bones or disfigurement, or inflicted injury requiring cosmetic surgery or hospitalization.
  • Killed or inflicted severe injury on a domestic animal
  • Approached someone in a vicious or terrorizing manner in apparent attack mode.