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Because each state has different dog laws on its books, it is important that you become knowledgeable about your state’s dog laws if you own a dog. In this particular case, let’s examine the GA dog laws, meaning the dog laws that pertain to the state of Georgia.

 

In Georgia there is a rather stringent law with regard to their very specific “Dangerous Dog Control Law.” You see, any dog that has been found to fall in the category of being called a dangerous dog now requires the owner of said dog to have to carry, in the least, a $15,000 liability insurance premium.

 

Also, if a dog has been found to be potentially dangerous or is dangerous, the owner may have to keep it in a “proper enclosure.” Georgia spells out the proper enclosure rather well, and makes provisions detailing the enclosure to keep children out of it, as well as making said enclosure escape proof. It goes further though, in favor of the dog in question, by stipulating that the dog must have access to protection from the elements.

 

As in all states, if the dog does bite someone, the law stipulates that the dog must have bitten the person without any provocation. Thus, the GA dog laws go even further and say that if the person who was bitten was assaulting, abusing, or tormenting the dog, or even had done so in the past, the dog will not be judged to be dangerous or even potentially dangerous. The law is also crystal clear that if the person that was bitten was intending to commit some crime or was unlawfully trespassing, again the law sides with said dog. 

 

The GA law is thorough in that dangerous dogs must be registered once termed as dangerous or even potentially dangerous. Also the premises where that particular dog is kept must adhere to the stipulations of the law, and the owner is required to also post a surety bond, just in case the dog does attack someone. As part of the thoroughness of the GA law, it further stipulates that if a dog is taken from its enclosure and goes out in public that the dog needs to wear a muzzle as well as suitable restraints. Further, the person handling the dog must always exert complete control of the animal. Once more, the GA dog laws also take care to specify that the type of muzzle to be used will make sure that the animal can breathe easily, and see well too.

 

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