Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 16 Animals And Livestock (Formerly: Animals, Estrays, Brands, And Fences) - Chapter 16.08 Dogs
- 16.08.010 Liability for injury to stock by dogs
The owner or keeper of any dog shall be liable to the owner of any animal killed or injured by such dog for the amount ...
- 16.08.020 Dogs injuring stock may be killed
It shall be lawful for any person who shall see any dog or dogs chasing, biting, injuring or killing any sheep, swine or other domestic ...
- 16.08.030 Marauding dog -- Duty of owner to kill
It shall be the duty of any person owning or keeping any dog or dogs which shall be found killing any domestic animal to kill ...
- 16.08.040 Dog bites -- Liability
The owner of any dog which shall bite any person while such person is in or on a public place or lawfully in or on ...
- 16.08.050 Entrance on private property, when lawful
A person is lawfully upon the private property of such owner within the meaning of RCW 16.08.040 when such person is upon the property of ...
- 16.08.060 Provocation as a defense
Proof of provocation of the attack by the injured person shall be a complete defense to an action for damages.[1941 c 77 § 3; Rem. ...
- 16.08.070 Dangerous dogs and related definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 16.08.070 through 16.08.100. (1) "Potentially dangerous dog" means any dog that ...
- 16.08.080 Dangerous dogs -- Notice to owners -- Right of appeal -- Certificate of registration required -- Surety bond -- Liability insurance -- Restrictions
(1) Any city or county that has a notification and appeal procedure with regard to determining a dog within its jurisdiction to be dangerous may ...
- 16.08.090 Dangerous dogs -- Requirements for restraint -- Potentially dangerous dogs -- Dogs not declared dangerous
(1) It is unlawful for an owner of a dangerous dog to permit the dog to be outside the proper enclosure unless the dog is ...
- 16.08.100 Dangerous dogs -- Confiscation -- Conditions -- Duties of animal control authority -- Penalties and affirmative defenses for owners of dogs that attack -- Dog fights, penalty
(1) Any dangerous dog shall be immediately confiscated by an animal control authority if the: (a) Dog is not validly registered under RCW 16.08.080; (b) ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009