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;.; <br /> <br /> GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> I 1989 SESSION <br /> RATIFIED BILL <br /> <br /> I CHAPTER 1022, <br /> · SENATE BILL 994 <br /> <br /> I AN ACT'TO REQUIRE THE OWNER OF A DANGEROUS DOG OR <br /> POTENTIALLY DANC}EROUS DOC} TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST <br /> A'[-rACKS BY SUCH DOGS. TO IMPOSE CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND <br /> CIVIL LIABILITY UPON THE OWNER OF A DANGEROUS DOG WHICH <br />I AT'TACKS AND CAUSES SERIOUS BODILY INJURY TO A PERSON. <br /> The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: <br />I Section I. Chapter 67 of the General Stalutes is amended by adding a <br /> new Article lo read: <br /> <br /> "~ $7-4.1. DeRaltiom and ~cdu~es. <br /> (a) As used in this Article. unJes.~ the conlex[ clearly reouir¢~ othcr~,i~¢ a~d <br /> Ia~ modified in subsection {b'~ of this scction, the term: <br /> <br /> -.:;.. a. A doe that: . <br /> I ~::=i.'-' I. Without orovocation has killed or inflicted ~s-¢r¢ <br /> " Jniurv on ~ person: or , <br /> 2. Is determined bv the oerson or Board de,~ienated bY <br /> the county or-muni~i_o~l authority resoo~sible [or <br /> I animal control to be ootentiallv dangerous <br /> the doe hau en,taeed in one or more of thc b~:haviors <br /> <br /> I b: AnY doe owned or harbored o~marilv or in oart for the <br /> ouroo~e-oJ~ doe fiehtine, or any ~doe trained for d~e fiehline. <br /> .(21 'P0tenfiall~, daneero,,, do~' mean! a do~ that the mlr~n or Board <br /> desie'nated by the count~ or municioa[ authority' re~oon~hle [or <br /> I anin~al control dete. rmin~ have: - <br /> tO <br /> iL lollicted a bite on a pemon that resulted in broken I~m..~ or <br /> disfieurine lacerations or re~_Uired cosmetic surecrv <br /> <br /> b. Killed Or inflicted sevltr¢ iniur~'upon a dome,tic :~nim.ql <br /> , when not on the owner's reel oroOeflv: Or <br /> - co - Aonroached.a oerson when not on the owner's orooer{v in <br /> a ~cious or tei'rorizin_e manner in an aopareni atthude of <br /> ~31 'Ownera~mm~ a~v g~r~on Qf Ieee[ entity that has a t~sse~sorv <br />I (41 ~' means an~ real orooertv owned or lea.ed <br /> by the owoer Ol~ the deE_- but d°e~ nm include any oubiic ri_~ht-of- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />