Bill > H0593

Introduced Session

An act relating to dangerous dogs; providing a short title; amending s. 767.01, F.S.; requiring certain dog owners to securely confine their dogs in a proper enclosure; making technical changes; amending s. 767.10, F.S.; revising legislative findings relating to dangerous dogs; reordering and amending s. 767.11, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s. 767.12, F.S.; requiring, rather than authorizing, that dogs subject to certain dangerous dog investigations which have killed or bitten a human being to a certain severity be immediately confiscated, placed in quarantine if necessary, impounded, and held; requiring, rather than authorizing, that such dogs be held until the completion of certain actions; authorizing dogs that are the subject of multiple dangerous dog investigations to be immediately confiscated, placed in quarantine, impounded, and held; requiring that certain dogs not impounded with the animal control authority be confined in a proper enclosure by the owner; requiring the owner of a dog subject to a dangerous dog investigation to provide certain information to an animal control authority; requiring the owner of a dog classified as dangerous to obtain a certificate of registration for the dog from a certain hb593 -02-e1animal control authority and renew the certification annually; authorizing an animal control authority to issue certain certificates of registration to certain persons if certain conditions have been met, including implantation of a microchip, spaying or neutering the dog, and obtaining limited liability insurance; requiring the owner of a dog classified as a dangerous dog to obtain dangerous dog liability insurance coverage and provide proof of such insurance to a certain animal control authority; providing requirements for such insurance; requiring and authorizing an animal control authority to humanely euthanize a dangerous dog under certain circumstances; requiring an animal shelter, a humane organization, or certain animal control agencies to provide specified information to potential adopters; revising the conditions under which an owner is authorized to exercise a dangerous dog; revising the civil penalty for violations; providing criminal penalties for persons who resist or obstruct an animal control authority; making technical changes; amending s. 767.13, F.S.; increasing a penalty for the owner of a dog previously declared dangerous which attacks and causes severe injury to or the death of any human; making technical changes; conforming provisions to hb593 -02-e1changes made by the act; amending s. 767.135, F.S.; making technical changes; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 767.136, F.S.; increasing a penalty for the owner of a dog that causes severe injury to, or the death of, a human; providing an effective date.

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Judson Sapp (R)*,  Webster Barnaby (R),  Joe Casello (D),  Ryan Chamberlin (R),  Kevin Chambliss (D),  Fentrice Driskell (D),  Johanna López (D),  Bill Partington (R),  Mitch Rosenwald (D),  Susan L. Valdés (R), 

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Chapter No. 2025-61 (on 05/22/2025)

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