Bill Text: AZ HB2393 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Aggressive dogs; muzzles
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-20 - Referred to House JUD Committee [HB2393 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2010-HB2393-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: aggressive dogs; muzzles |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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HB 2393 |
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Introduced by Representatives McGuire: Campbell CH
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AN ACT
Amending title 11, chapter 7, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11‑1014.01; relating to animal CONTROL.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 11, chapter 7, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-1014.01, to read:
11-1014.01. Aggressive dogs; muzzle requirement; violation; classification; definition
A. A person who owns an aggressive dog shall securely muzzle the dog in a manner that prevents the dog from biting or attacking a person or domestic animal at all times while the dog is off the owner's property.
B. This section does not apply to the following:
1. A dog that is owned by a public agency and that is being used in military or police work.
2. A service animal as defined in section 11‑1024.
3. A dog that is involved in an otherwise lawful act of hunting, ranching, farming or other agricultural purpose.
C. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
D. For the purposes of this section, "aggressive dog" means any dog that has bitten a person or domestic animal without provocation or that has a known history of attacking persons or domestic animals without provocation.
