2011 Legislation

In the news: Senate passes Tiger Haven bill March 21, 2011

SB 1192 by *Yager ( *HB 1499 by *Hurley)

Wildlife Resources Commission - As introduced, authorizes Roane County officials to accompany wildlife resources agency personnel on inspections of facilities where Class I wildlife are kept. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 4.

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2010 Legislation

HB 3554 by Dennis Ferguson Democrat (D-32) TEXT PDF

SB 3508 by Ken Yager Republican (D-12)  TEXT PDF

As introduced, authorizes representatives of certified animal control agencies to inspect Class I wildlife, facilities, and records. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 63, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 12, Part 1 and Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 4.

Current Code 70-4-403. Classifications of wildlife

HB 3619 by Dennis Ferguson Democrat (D-32) TEXT PDF

SB 3509 by Ken Yager Republican (D-12) TEXT PDF
Wildlife Resources Commission - As introduced, clarifies enclosure requirements for Class I wildlife. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 4.

Current Code Title 70, Chapter 4, part 4

HB2497 by GA Hardaway Democrat (D-82) TEXT PDF
SB3239 by Reginald Tate Democrat (D-33) TEXT PDF
Animals and Animal Cruelty - As introduced, requires owners of dangerous, vicious, and wild animals to secure minimal liability insurance. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 8.

Fiscal Summary
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Bill Summary
This bill requires every owner of a dangerous, vicious or wild animal to carry at least $15,000 of liability insurance for any injuries inflicted by the animal. An animal owner will have 60 days from the date that the owner knows or should have known that the owner's animal is dangerous, vicious, or wild within which to obtain the insurance policy required by this bill.

For purposes of this bill, a "dangerous animal" is:

(1) Any domesticated animal that, without provocation, bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of a human or other animal on public or private property;
(2) Any domesticated animal that because of its physical nature and vicious propensity is capable of causing serious bodily injury, or death to humans or other animals and would constitute a danger to human life or property; or
(3) Any domesticated animal that behaves in such a manner that the owner knows or should reasonably know that the animal is possessed of tendencies to attack humans or other animals.

For purposes of this bill, a "vicious animal" is:

(1) Any domesticated animal that, without provocation, attacks a person or other animal on public or private property and causes serious bodily injury or death to humans or other animals; or
(2) Any domesticated animal that aggressively bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of humans or other animals, without provocation, after the owner has notice or knows that the dog has previously bitten, attacked, or endangered the safety of a human or other animal.

Police dogs, animals that attack trespassers or persons attempting to commit another crime on the property of the animal's owner, and animals that attack a person in a secure enclosure where the animal is being kept are not considered dangerous or vicious animals for purposes of this bill.


 

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