01-18 Amend 505 Animals and Fowl & 506 Dangerous and Vicious Animals

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(a) Whoever violates Section 506.01, 506.05 or 506.06 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (b) Whoever violates Section 506.04, 506.07, 506.08, 506.12 or 506.13 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. shall be and hereby is repealed, and new Chapter 506, Designation of Nuisance, Dangerous and Vicious Dogs, is hereby enacted to read as follows: CHAPTER 506 Designation of Nuisance, Dangerous and Vicious Dogs 506.01 Definitions. 506.02 Nuisance, dangerous and vicious dog classification and hearing. 506.03 Control of nuisance, dangerous and vicious dogs. 506.04 Potential nuisance dog classification and hearing. 506.05 Control of potential nuisance dogs. 506.06 Declassification of dogs. 506.07 Dogs classified by another jurisdiction. 506.08 Objection hearings. 506.09 Dangerous and vicious dog ownership restrictions. 506.10 Exemptions. 506.98 Strict liability. 506.99 Penalty. 506.01 DEFINITIONS. (a) "Dangerous dog" means a dog that, without provocation, has done any of the following: (1) Caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person; (2) Killed another dog; (3) Been the subject of a third or subsequent violation of Section 505.02 of the Code. "Dangerous dog" does not include a police dog that has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person or has killed another dog while the police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties. (b) "Menacing fashion' means that a dog would cause any person being chased or approached to reasonably believe that the dog will cause physical inju- ry to that person. (c) "Nuisance dog" means a dog that without provocation and while off the premises of its owner, keeper, or harborer, including within common areas of multiple -unit properties, has chased or approached a person in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person. "Nuisance dog" does not include a police dog that while being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of official duties has chased or approached a person in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person. (d) "Police dog" means a dog that has been trained, and may be used, to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties. (e) "Serious injury" means any of the following: (1) Any physical harm that carries a substantial risk of death; (2) Any physical harm that involves a permanent incapacity, whether partial or total, or a temporary, substantial incapacity; (3) Any physical harm that involves a permanent disfigurement or a tempo- rary, serious disfigurement;