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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ANIMALS; TO AMEND 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | THE LAW CONCERNING INJURIES TO CERTAIN ANIMALS BY 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | DOGS TO AUTHORIZE TREBLE DAMAGES; AND FOR OTHER 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 17 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 18 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING INJURIES TO 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | CERTAIN ANIMALS BY DOGS TO AUTHORIZE 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | TREBLE DAMAGES. 18 |
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| 24 | 22 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20 |
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| 26 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 20 -19-102 is amended to read as follows: 22 |
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| 27 | 25 | | 20-19-102. Injuries to domesticated animals by dogs — Definition. 23 |
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| 28 | 26 | | (a)(1) As used in this section, “domesticated animals” includes , but 24 |
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| 29 | 27 | | is not limited to, without limitation sheep, goats, cattle, swine, and 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | poultry, and other livestock . 26 |
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| 31 | 29 | | (2) A person owning or having in possession or under control a 27 |
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| 32 | 30 | | dog is liable for damages to the owner or owners of a domesticated animal 28 |
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| 33 | 31 | | killed or injured by the dog for the full value of the domesticated animal 29 |
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| 34 | 32 | | killed or injured. 30 |
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| 35 | 33 | | (b)(1) A person engaged in raising domesticated animals or owning 31 |
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| 36 | 34 | | domesticated animals who sustains a loss or damage to any of his or her 32 |
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| 37 | 35 | | domesticated animals by a dog has a right of action against the owner, 33 |
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| 38 | 36 | | possessor, or controller of the dog. 34 |
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| 39 | 37 | | (2) A person knowing that a dog has killed or is about to catch, 35 |
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| 45 | 41 | | liability to the owner of the dog. 1 |
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| 46 | 42 | | (c)(1) The person sustaining loss or damage under subsection (b) of 2 |
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| 47 | 43 | | this section and desiring remuneration may go before file a complaint with 3 |
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| 48 | 44 | | the circuit court or district court having jurisdiction where the loss or 4 |
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| 49 | 45 | | damage occurred as permitted by the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure and 5 |
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| 50 | 46 | | allege the: 6 |
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| 51 | 47 | | (A) loss Loss or damage sustained, the; 7 |
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| 52 | 48 | | (B) value Value of the loss or damage , and the identity; 8 |
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| 53 | 49 | | and 9 |
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| 54 | 50 | | (C) Identity of the dog and the dog's owner, possessor, or 10 |
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| 55 | 51 | | controller by filing a complaint with the circuit court or district court 11 |
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| 56 | 52 | | having jurisdiction as permitted by the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure, . 12 |
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| 57 | 53 | | (2) The circuit court or district court having jurisdiction 13 |
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| 58 | 54 | | under subdivision (c)(1) of this section which under the rules may issue: 14 |
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| 59 | 55 | | (A) Issue a summons to the defendant to appear in the 15 |
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| 60 | 56 | | circuit court or district court having jurisdiction and answer the 16 |
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| 61 | 57 | | allegations.; and 17 |
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| 62 | 58 | | (B) Award the plaintiff treble the damages or loss in 18 |
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| 63 | 59 | | subdivision (c)(1)(B) of this section. 19 |
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