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Pennsylvania Dog Bite Laws
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Editor: Jeffrey Harlan Penneys, Esq.
Profession: Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney
A Commentary on Pennsylvania's Proposed Dog Law Enforcement
Category: Pennsylvania Dog Bite Laws
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is contemplating enacting new dog laws that will potentially effect not only kennels and breeders, but private dog owners as well. Here is the link to the proposed regulations.
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PA Dangerous Dog Law
Category: Pennsylvania Dog Bite Laws
The Pennsylvania dangerous dog law
It is a crime to keep a dangerous dog in Pennsylvania:
Section 502-A. REGISTRATION
(a) SUMMARY OFFENSE OF HARBORING A DANGEROUS DOG - Any person who has been attacked by one or more dogs, or anyone on behalf of such person, a person whose domestic animal has been killed or injured without provocation, the State dog warden or the local police officer may file a complaint before a district justice, charging the owner or keeper of such a dog with harboring a dangerous dog. The owner or keeper of a dog shall be guilty of the summary offense of harboring a dangerous dog if the district justice finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the following elements of the offense have been proven:
Pennsylvania Dog Bite Law
Category: Pennsylvania Dog Bite Laws
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, dog owners are strictly liable for medical bills in all cases. In other cases where the dog inflicted "severe injury" on a victim, the dog owner is also liable for pain and suffering, therapy, past, present and future medical expenses, permanent scarring and out-of-pocket expenses, even if the dog bit/attacked without provocation, and even if the dog had never previously bit a person.