Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding dangerous and at-risk dogs.
DANGEROUS AND AT-RISK DOGS -- Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding dangerous and at-risk dogs.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Idaho's dangerous dog law was completely revised in 2016. The original law contained a misdemeanor penalty in addition to restrictions imposed on the further keeping or destruction of the dog. The 2016 rewrite inadvertently removed any criminal penalty for harboring a dangerous or at-risk dog. Officers in the field lost the ability to write citations under this section of Idaho Code and this has prevented cases being pursued and prosecuted to protect public safety. This legislation restores the misdemeanor penalty under prior Idaho law. Further, it revises the definition of injury and restores enforcement of the act to those with vested authority.
HOW THEY VOTED
House Third Reading
YEA (67)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (3)
Senate Third Reading
YEA (35)
NAY (0)
House Third Reading
YEA (69)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2019 Session Law Chapter 300 Effective: 07/01/2019