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In any criminal prosecution for violation of the provisions of § 47-7-160, the defendant may plead, as a matter of defense, the full satisfaction of all reasonable demands of the party or parties aggrieved by such violation; and upon such plea being legally established and upon payment of all costs accrued up to the time of such plea he shall be discharged from further penalty.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 6-322; 1952 Code § 6-322; 1942 Code § 1225; 1932 Code § 1225; Cr. C. '22 § 113; Cr. C. '12 § 233; Cr. C. '02 § 179; G. S. 1193; R. S. 173; 1881 (17) 594.
§ 47-3-530. Penalties for stealing or killing identifiable dog.
Any person stealing any positively identifiable dog is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.
Any person killing any dog when owner may be identified by means of a collar bearing sufficient information or some other form of positive identification is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both. This paragraph does not apply to the killing of a dog threatening to cause or causing personal injury or property damage.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 446, § 3.
§ 47-3-710. Definitions.
(A) As used in this article "dangerous animal" means an animal of the canine or feline family:
(1) which the owner knows or reasonably should know has a propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, cause injury, or otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or domestic animals;
(2) which:
(a) makes an unprovoked attack that causes bodily injury to a human being and the attack occurs in a place other than the place where the animal is confined as required by Section 47-3-720; or
(b) commits unprovoked acts in a place other than the place where the animal is confined as required by Section 47-3-720 and those acts cause a person to reasonably believe that the animal will attack and cause bodily injury to a human being;
(3) which is owned or harbored primarily or in part for the purpose of fighting or which is trained for fighting.
(B) "Dangerous animal" does not include:
(1) an animal used exclusively for agricultural purposes; or
(2) an animal which attacks a person who is trespassing or who appears to be trespassing. A trespasser is a person who is not lawfully upon the premises of the owner, as set forth in Section 47-3-770(A).
(C) An animal is not a "dangerous animal" solely by virtue of its breed or species.
(D) As used in this article "owner" means a person who owns or has custody or control of the animal.
(E) As used in this article, "injury" or "bodily injury" means (1) broken bones, (2) lacerations, (3) punctures of the skin, or (4) any physical injury resulting in death.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 515, eff May 9, 1988; 1992 Act No. 374, § 1, eff May 19, 1992.
CODE COMMISSIONER'S NOTE
Section 47-3-610 as enacted by 1988 Act No. 515, § 1, has been redesignated as Section 47-3-710 by direction of the Code Commissioner.
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
The 1992 amendment rewrote this section to make it apply to dangerous animals, instead of dangerous dogs.
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In any criminal prosecution for violation of the provisions of § 47-7-160, the defendant may plead, as a matter of defense, the full satisfaction of all reasonable demands of the party or parties aggrieved by such violation; and upon such plea being legally established and upon payment of all costs accrued up to the time of such plea he shall be discharged from further penalty.
HISTORY: 1962 Code § 6-322; 1952 Code § 6-322; 1942 Code § 1225; 1932 Code § 1225; Cr. C. '22 § 113; Cr. C. '12 § 233; Cr. C. '02 § 179; G. S. 1193; R. S. 173; 1881 (17) 594.
§ 47-3-530. Penalties for stealing or killing identifiable dog.
Any person stealing any positively identifiable dog is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.
Any person killing any dog when owner may be identified by means of a collar bearing sufficient information or some other form of positive identification is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both. This paragraph does not apply to the killing of a dog threatening to cause or causing personal injury or property damage.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 446, § 3.
§ 47-3-710. Definitions.
(A) As used in this article "dangerous animal" means an animal of the canine or feline family:
(1) which the owner knows or reasonably should know has a propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, cause injury, or otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or domestic animals;
(2) which:
(a) makes an unprovoked attack that causes bodily injury to a human being and the attack occurs in a place other than the place where the animal is confined as required by Section 47-3-720; or
(b) commits unprovoked acts in a place other than the place where the animal is confined as required by Section 47-3-720 and those acts cause a person to reasonably believe that the animal will attack and cause bodily injury to a human being;
(3) which is owned or harbored primarily or in part for the purpose of fighting or which is trained for fighting.
(B) "Dangerous animal" does not include:
(1) an animal used exclusively for agricultural purposes; or
(2) an animal which attacks a person who is trespassing or who appears to be trespassing. A trespasser is a person who is not lawfully upon the premises of the owner, as set forth in Section 47-3-770(A).
(C) An animal is not a "dangerous animal" solely by virtue of its breed or species.
(D) As used in this article "owner" means a person who owns or has custody or control of the animal.
(E) As used in this article, "injury" or "bodily injury" means (1) broken bones, (2) lacerations, (3) punctures of the skin, or (4) any physical injury resulting in death.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 515, eff May 9, 1988; 1992 Act No. 374, § 1, eff May 19, 1992.
CODE COMMISSIONER'S NOTE
Section 47-3-610 as enacted by 1988 Act No. 515, § 1, has been redesignated as Section 47-3-710 by direction of the Code Commissioner.
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
The 1992 amendment rewrote this section to make it apply to dangerous animals, instead of dangerous dogs.
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