HB0107 - Tennessee - Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill SB0140. Criminal Offenses - Enhances the punishment for the offense of dog running at large if the dog was trained to fight, attack or kill, or had been used to fight, or the owner knew of the dangerous nature of the dog and the dog had previously bitten one or more people resulting in serious bodily injury or death. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 8, Part 4. Fiscal Summary for HB0107 / *SB0140Increase State Expenditures - $105,500 / Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0107 / *SB0140 This bill enhances the punishment for persons who allow a dog to roam at large. Under present law, it is a Class C misdemeanor for a dog owner to allow his or her dog to roam on another person's property, including public property. [...]

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