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Senate Bill 0630
    Florida Senate - 1998                                   SB 630

    By Senator Lee





    23-682-98                                          See HB 1055

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to culpable negligence;

  3         amending s. 784.05, F.S.; providing that a

  4         person commits the offense of exposing another

  5         to personal injury through culpable negligence,

  6         when such person knowingly has permitted the

  7         person's dog to run at large as a "pack of

  8         dogs," as defined, and the pack of dogs

  9         inflicts significant personal injury; providing

10         penalties; providing that a person commits the

11         offense of exposing another to personal injury

12         through culpable negligence when such person

13         knowingly has permitted the person's dog to run

14         at large as a pack of dogs and the death of any

15         person occurs from injury inflicted by the pack

16         of dogs; providing penalties; providing an

17         effective date.

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19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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21         Section 1.  Subsection (5) is added to section 784.05,

22  Florida Statutes, to read:

23         784.05  Culpable negligence.--

24         (5)  A person who violates subsection (1) by knowingly

25  permitting a dog or dogs owned by that person to run at large

26  as a pack of dogs, commits:

27         (a)  If that pack of dogs inflicts significant injury

28  on any person, a misdemeanor of the first degree punishable as

29  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; or

30         (b)  If death of any person occurs from injury

31  inflicted by the pack of dogs, a felony of the third degree,

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                   SB 630
    23-682-98                                          See HB 1055




  1  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.

  2  775.084.

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  4  As used in this subsection, the term "pack of dogs" means more

  5  than two dogs engaged in the same activity.

  6         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 1998,

  7  and shall apply to offenses committed on or after that date.

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      Provides that a person commits the offense of exposing
12    another to personal injury through culpable negligence,
      when such person knowingly has permitted the person's dog
13    to run at large as a "pack of dogs," as defined, and the
      pack of dogs inflicts significant personal injury.
14    Provides first-degree misdemeanor penalties.

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      Provides that a person commits the offense of exposing
16    another to personal injury through culpable negligence
      when such person knowingly has permitted the person's dog
17    to run at large as a pack of dogs and the death of any
      person occurs from injury inflicted by the pack of dogs.
18    Provides third-degree felony penalties.

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