<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-127. - Liability for dog bites.</div>
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               (a)
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               The owner of a dog which bites a person when the person is in or on a public place
               is liable for damages suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the prior behavior
               of the dog or the owner's knowledge of its behavior.
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               (b)
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               Nothing in this section shall permit the bringing of an action for damages against
               any governmental agency using a dog in military or police work if the bite occurred
               while the dog was defending itself from a harassing or provoking act, or assisting
               an employee of the agency in any of the following:
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               (1)
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               In the apprehension or holding of a suspect where the employee has a reasonable suspicion
               of the suspect's involvement in criminal activity;
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               (2)
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               In the investigation of a crime or a possible crime;
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               (3)
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               In the execution of a warrant;
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               (4)
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               In the defense of a peace officer or another person.
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               (c)
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               Subsection (b) of this section will not apply in any case where the victim of the
               bite was not a party to, nor a participant in, nor suspected to be a party to or a
               participant in the act that prompted the use of the dog in military or police work.
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               (d)
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               Subsection (b) of this section will apply only where a governmental agency using a
               dog in military or police work has adopted a written policy on the necessary and appropriate
               use of a dog for the police or military work enumerated in subsection (b) of this
               section.
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               (Ord. of 8-20-2007; Ord. of 8-19-2019)
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