Are Wisconsin shelters exempt from needing a COURT ORDER to KILL A DOG based on bite history ? Personally if the owner is known I dont know how they can legally kill your pet(your property) with-out your consent. This just bothers me to think peoples pets have been killed with-out their day in court. 174.02 Owners liability for damage caused by dog; penalties; court order to kill a dog.(1) Liability for injury.(a) Without notice. Subject to s.895.045 and except as provided in s. 895.57 (4), the owner of adog is liable for the full amount of damages caused by the doginjuring or causing injury to a person, domestic animal or property.(b) After notice. Subject to s.895.045 and except as provided in s. 895.57 (4), the owner of adog is liable for 2 times the full amount of damages caused by the dog injuring or causing injury to a person, domestic animal or property if the owner was notified or knew that the dog previously injured or caused injury to a person, domestic animal or property.(2) Penalties imposed on owner of dogcausing damage.(a) Without notice. The owner of adog shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500 if thedog injures or causes injury to a person, domestic animal, property, deer, game birds or the nests or eggs of game birds.(b) After notice. The owner of a dogshall forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 if the doginjures or causes injury to a person, domestic animal, property, deer, game birds or the nests or eggs of game birds, if the owner was notified or knew that the dog previously injured or caused injury to a person, domestic animal, property, deer, game birds or the nests or eggs of game birds.(c) Penalties in addition to liability for damages. The penalties in this subsection are in addition to any other liability imposed on the owner of a dog.(3) Court order to kill a dog.(a) The state or any municipality may commence a civil action to obtain a judgment from a court ordering an officer to kill a dog. The court may grant the judgment if the court finds both of the following:1. The dog caused serious injury to a person or domestic animal on 2 separate occasions off the owners property, without reasonable cause.2. The owner of the dog was notified or knew prior to the 2nd injury, that the dogcaused the first injury.(b) Any officer enforcing a judgment under this subsection shall kill a dog in a proper and humane manner.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:38:01 +0000
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