Ley sobre ataques de perros y responsabilidades de sus dueños

Explicación Simple

Si tu perro muerde a alguien y le causa una herida grave, tú podrías meterte en problemas serios. Si ya sabes que tu perro es peligroso y no lo cuidas bien, las consecuencias son aún peores.

Es como si tuvieras un coche que sabes que tiene frenos defectuosos. Si no lo arreglas y causa un accidente, serías responsable de lo que pase.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un perro que ha mordido a otros antes. Un día, el perro se escapa y muerde a María, causándole una herida grave. Juan podría enfrentar cargos serios porque sabía que su perro era peligroso y no tomó medidas para mantenerlo seguro.

Penalidades

Las penas pueden variar desde delitos menores hasta felonías, dependiendo de la gravedad de la situación.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

13-1208 . Assault; vicious animals; classification; exception; definition A. A person who intentionally or knowingly causes any dog to bite and inflict serious physical injury on a human being or otherwise cause serious physical injury to a human being is guilty of a class 3 felony, unless the person would be justified in using physical force or deadly physical force in self-defense or defense of a third person pursuant to chapter 4 of this title. B. A person who owns a dog that the owner knows or has reason to know has a history of biting or a propensity to cause injury or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings without provocation or that has been found to be a vicious animal by a court of competent jurisdiction and that bites, inflicts physical injury on or attacks a human being while at large is guilty of a class 5 felony. C. A person who owns or who is responsible for the care of a dog that the owner or responsible person knows or has reason to know has a history of biting or a propensity to cause injury or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings without provocation or that has been found to be a vicious animal by a court of competent jurisdiction and who does not take reasonable care to prohibit the dog from escaping to the outside of a residence or enclosed area, yard or structure is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. D. This section does not apply to dogs that are owned or used by a law enforcement agency and that are used in the performance of police work. E. For the purposes of this section, "reasonable care" means the degree of care that a person of ordinary prudence would exercise in the same or similar circumstances.