HB 4075

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to dangerous dogs; amending s. 767.11,
3	F.S.; deleting language that includes any dog used
4	primarily or in part for the purpose of dog fighting or a
5	dog trained for dog fighting within the definition of
6	"dangerous dog" for purposes of provisions regulating
7	dangerous dogs; providing an effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 767.11, Florida
12	Statutes, is amended to read:
13	767.11  Definitions.-As used in this act, unless the
14	context clearly requires otherwise:
15	(1)  "Dangerous dog" means any dog that according to the
16	records of the appropriate authority:
17	(a)  Has aggressively bitten, attacked, or endangered or
18	has inflicted severe injury on a human being on public or
19	private property;
20	(b)  Has more than once severely injured or killed a
21	domestic animal while off the owner's property;
22	(c)  Has been used primarily or in part for the purpose of
23	dog fighting or is a dog trained for dog fighting; or
24	(c)(d)  Has, when unprovoked, chased or approached a person
25	upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public grounds in a menacing
26	fashion or apparent attitude of attack, provided that such
27	actions are attested to in a sworn statement by one or more
28	persons and dutifully investigated by the appropriate authority.
29	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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