s. 319B 41, 41E, 41F(1)(a), 41G, 41H, 41HA and 41I of the Domestic Animals Act 1994; has the same meaning as in dangerous dog section 3(1) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994; has the same meaning as in section menacing dog 3(1) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994; in relation to a dangerous dog, menacing owner, dog or restricted breed dog, has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994 and includes a person who is deemed to be an owner of the dog under section 4 of that Act; has the same meaning as in restricted breed dog section 3(1) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994 and includes a dog that is taken under section 3(3) of that Act to be a restricted breed dog. 319B Failure to control dangerous, menacing or restricted S. 319B inserted by breed dog that kills person No. 55/2011 s. 3. (1) If— (a) an owner of a dangerous dog, menacing dog or restricted breed dog fails to keep the dog under control; and (b) the dog kills another person (the and victim); (c) a reasonable person would have realised that that failure would expose the victim or any other person to an appreciable risk of death— the owner is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).
41, 41E, 41F(1)(a), 41G, 41H, 41HA and 41I of the Domestic Animals Act 1994; dangerous dog has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994; menacing dog has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994; owner, in relation to a dangerous dog, menacing dog or restricted breed dog, has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994 and includes a person who is deemed to be an owner of the dog under section 4 of that Act; restricted breed dog has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Domestic Animals Act 1994 and includes a dog that is taken under section 3(3) of that Act to be a restricted breed dog. S. 319B inserted by No. 55/2011 s. 3. 319B Failure to control dangerous, menacing or restricted breed dog that kills person s. 319B (1) If— (a) an owner of a dangerous dog, menacing dog or restricted breed dog fails to keep the dog under control; and (b) the dog kills another person (the victim); and (c) a reasonable person would have realised that that failure would expose the victim or any other person to an appreciable risk of death— the owner is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).
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