SB 572: Dangerous Dogs
GENERAL BILL by Collins ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wright
Dangerous Dogs; Citing this act as the “Pam Rock Act”; requiring certain dog owners to securely confine their dogs in a proper enclosure; requiring, rather than authorizing, that dogs subject to certain dangerous dog investigations be confiscated, impounded, and held; requiring animal control authorities to provide certain information to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and to destroy certain dogs; requiring the department to create and maintain a statewide Dangerous Dog Registry, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Agriculture (AG)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/10/2025 Senate • Filed
2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
2/24/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
3/3/2025 Senate • Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
3/4/2025 Senate • Now in Judiciary
• Introduced
3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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SB 572, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2025 at 2:02 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 2/28/2025 (pdf)
Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 593 (c1) Dangerous Dogs Sapp Similar Last Action: 3/21/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/3/2025 3:30 PM Agriculture 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 767.01 Dog owner’s liability for damages to persons, domestic animals, or livestock. Page 2 (pdf) 767.10 Legislative findings. Page 2 (pdf) 767.11 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 767.12 Classification of dogs as dangerous; certification of registration; notice and hearing requirements; confinement of animal; exemption; appeals; unlawful acts. Page 5 (pdf) 767.125 Page 11 (pdf) 767.13 Attack or bite by dangerous dog; penalties; confiscation; destruction. Page 12 (pdf) 767.135 Attack or bite by unclassified dog that causes death; confiscation; destruction. Page 13 (pdf) 767.136 Attack or bite by unclassified dog that causes severe injury or death; penalties. Page 14 (pdf)