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Dog Bite Statute 54-601
54-601 Dogs; personal property; owner liable for damages. Dogs are hereby declared to be personal property for all intents and purposes, and the owner or owners of any dog or dogs shall be liable for any and all damages that may accrue (1) to any person, other than a trespasser, by reason of having been bitten by any such dog or dogs and (2) to any person, firm, or corporation by reason of such dog or dogs killing, wounding, injuring, worrying, or chasing any person or persons or any sheep or other domestic animals belonging to such person, firm, or corporation. Such damage may be recovered in any court having jurisdiction of the amount claimed.
- Dog Bite Statute 54-601
- 54-617. Dangerous dogs; terms, defined.
- 54-618. Dangerous dogs; restraint required.
- 54-619. Dangerous dogs; confinement required; warning sign.
- 54-620. Dangerous dogs; confiscation; when; costs.
- 54-621. Dangerous dogs; disposal by court order.
- 54-622. Dangerous dogs; violation; penalty.
- 54-623. Dangerous dogs; violation; prior conviction; effect.
