Every Dog's Legal Guide: A Must-have Book for Your Owner, 6th edition

Everything you need to keep your pooch (or the neighbor's) on a legal leash! America's estimated 50 million dogs are governed by many things: the stomach, the nose and the law -- laws that you as a dog owner, or as the neighbor of a dog, need to know. Every Dog's Legal Guide is a newly revised, up-to-date practical guide to the legal issues that affect dogs, their owners and their neighbors every day, including: dog owners' liability for injuries, dogs that bite or create a nuisance, animal cruelty, landlords, tenants and dogs, traveling with dogs, providing for pets at death, dealing with veterinarians, your rights when buying or selling a dog, restrictions on dangerous dogs, vaccinations, licenses and other local laws and guide, signal, service and therapy dogs. The latest edition of Every Dog's Legal Guide is completely updated with the latest laws of your state that affect your canine. (20090101) Table of Contents......Page 9 Introduction......Page 15 1. Dogs and People......Page 17 A Little History......Page 18 The Dog’s Place Today......Page 20 Dogs in the Law......Page 27 2. State and Local Regulation......Page 31 Licenses......Page 33 How Many Dogs Can You Keep?......Page 36 Vaccinations......Page 37 Leash Laws......Page 38 Off-Limits Areas......Page 40 Impounding and Destroying Dogs......Page 41 Lost and Found Dogs......Page 48 Spay and Neuter Requirements......Page 49 Pooper-Scooper Laws......Page 51 Dogs in Vehicles......Page 52 Animal Burial Restrictions......Page 53 3. Buying and Selling Dogs......Page 57 Regulating Sellers......Page 58 Putting a Sales Agreement in Writing......Page 63 Special State “Lemon Laws”......Page 67 Warranties: What Did the Seller Promise?......Page 68 What to Do If You’re Unhappy After the Sale......Page 70 4. Landlords and Dogs......Page 73 Negotiating a Fair Lease......Page 74 Elderly or Disabled Tenants......Page 78 Enforcing No Pets Clauses......Page 81 Condominiums and Planned Developments......Page 87 Landlord Liability for Tenants’ Dogs......Page 89 5. Veterinarians......Page 99 The Owner-Veterinarian Relationship......Page 100 If a Dog Injures a Veterinarian......Page 104 Veterinarians’ Duty to Treat Animals......Page 106 Complaining About a Vet......Page 107 Veterinary Malpractice......Page 108 Other Lawsuits Against Veterinarians......Page 115 6. Traveling With Your Dog......Page 119 The Not-So-Friendly Skies......Page 120 Special Hawaii Rules......Page 133 On the Road......Page 136 Buses, Trains, and Ships......Page 137 7. Barking Dogs......Page 139 Talking to Your Neighbor......Page 140 Mediation: Getting Another Person to Help......Page 143 State and Local Laws......Page 150 Animal Control Authorities......Page 151 Police......Page 153 Small Claims Court......Page 154 8. Assistance Dogs......Page 171 Types of Assistance Dogs......Page 172 Access to Public Places......Page 175 Rental Housing......Page 178 Assistance Dogs in the Workplace......Page 179 Traveling With Assistance Dogs......Page 180 Exemptions From Local Regulations......Page 181 Public Assistance......Page 182 Penalties for Injuring Guide Dogs......Page 183 9. If a Dog Is Injured or Killed......Page 185 When Killing a Dog Is Justified......Page 187 Unjustified Injury to a Dog......Page 190 Dogs Hurt by Other Dogs......Page 192 If the Dog Owner Is at Fault, Too......Page 193 Compensating the Dog Owner......Page 195 If Your Dog Is Hurt or Killed......Page 205 Lawsuits......Page 209 Claims Against the Government......Page 211 10. Providing for Pets......Page 217 Why You Can’t Leave Money to a Dog— And What Happens If You Try......Page 219 Strategies for Taking Care of Pets......Page 220 Arranging for Veterinary Care......Page 229 Will Provisions That Order Animals Destroyed......Page 231 11. Dog Bites......Page 235 For Dog Owners: How to Prevent Injuries......Page 238 If You’re Hurt by a Dog......Page 240 Dog Owner Liability......Page 242 A Dog Owner’s Legal Defenses......Page 255 Who Is Liable: Owners and Keepers......Page 262 What the Dog Owner Must Pay For......Page 266 Liability Insurance......Page 270 Negotiating With the Owner or Insurance Company......Page 275 Bringing a Lawsuit......Page 276 A Small Claims Court Case......Page 278 Injury to Livestock......Page 286 12. Dangerous Dogs......Page 291 Dangerous Dog Laws......Page 292 Criminal Penalties for Owners of Dangerous Dogs......Page 298 Breed-Specific Restrictions......Page 300 13. Cruelty......Page 305 What to Do If You Suspect Mistreatment......Page 306 Cruelty and Neglect......Page 309 Organized Dog Fighting......Page 318 Scientific Research......Page 319 Killing Animals for Religion or Food......Page 322 Appendixes......Page 0 1. Legal Research......Page 325 Finding a Statute or Ordinance......Page 327 Finding a Case......Page 328 Background Research......Page 331 State, Local, and Agency Websites......Page 332 2. State Statutes......Page 335 Dog-Bite Statutes......Page 336 Assistance Dogs: Access to Places of Public Accommodation......Page 337 Assistance Dog Access: Housing......Page 338 Index......Page 341 Contents Introduction 1: Dogs And People Little history Dog's place today Dogs in the law 2: State And Local Regulation Licenses How many dogs can you keep? Vaccinations Leash laws Off-limits areas Impounding and destroying dogs Lost and found dogs Spay and neuter requirements Pooper-scooper laws Dogs in vehicles Animal burial restrictions 3: Buying And Selling Dogs Regulating sellers Putting a sale agreement in writing Special State "Lemon Laws" Warranties: What did the seller promise What to do if you're unhappy after the sale 4: Landlords And Dogs Negotiating a Fair Lease Elderly or disabled tenants Enforcing no pets clauses Condominiums and planned developments Landlord liability for illegal evictions Landlord liability for tenants' dogs 5: Veterinarians Owner-veterinarian relationship Health insurance for dogs If a dog injures a veterinarian Veterinarians' duty to treat animals Euthanasia Complaining about a vet Veterinary malpractice Other lawsuits against veterinarians 6: Traveling With Your Dog Not-so-friendly skies Special Hawaii rules International travel On the road Buses, trains, and ships 7: Barking Dogs Talking to your neighbor Mediation: getting another person to help State and local laws Animal control authorities Police Small claims court 8: Assistance Dogs Types of assistance dogs Access to public places Rental housing Assistance dogs in the workplace Traveling with assistance dogs Exemptions from local regulations Income tax deductions for guide dogs Public assistance Assistance dogs and creditors Penalties for injuring guide dogs 9: If A Dog Is Injured Or Killed When killing a dog is justified Unjustified injury to a dog Dogs hurt by other dogs If the dog owner is at fault, too Compensating the dog owner If your dog is hurt or killed Lawsuits Claims against the government 10: Providing For Pets Why you can't leave money to a dog-and what happens if you try Strategies for taking care of pets Arranging for veterinary care Will provisions that order animals destroyed 11: Dog Bites For dog owners: how to prevent injuries If you're hurt by a dog Dog owner liability Dog owner's legal defenses Who is liable: owners and keepers What the dog owner must pay for Liability insurance Negotiating with the owner or insurance company Bringing a lawsuit Small claims court case Injury to livestock 12: Dangerous Dogs Dangerous dog laws Criminal penalties for owners of dangerous dogs Breed-specific restrictions 13: Cruelty What to do if you suspect mistreatment Cruelty and neglect Organized dog fighting Scientific research Killing animals for religion or food Appendix 1: Legal Research Finding a statute or ordinance Finding a case Background research State, local, and agency websites 2: State Statutes Dog-bite statutes Assistance dogs: access to places of public accommodation Assistance dog access: housing Index. Everything you need to keep your pooch (or the neighbor's) on a legal leash!America's estimated 50 million dogs are governed by many things: The stomach, the nose and the law -- laws that you as a dog owner, or as the neighbor of a dog, need to know.Every Dog's Legal Guide is a newly revised, up-to-date practical guide to the legal issues that affect dogs, their owners and their neighbors every day, including:dog owners liability for injuriesdogs that bite or create a nuisanceanimal crueltylandlords, tenants and dogstraveling with dogsproviding for pets at deathdealing with veterinariansyour rights when buying or selling a dogrestrictions on dangerous dogsvaccinations, licenses and other local lawsguide, signal, service and therapy dogsThe 6th edition of Every Dog's Legal Guide is completely updated with the latest laws of your state that affect your canine. From the Publisher: Everything you need to keep your pooch (or the neighbor's) on a legal leash! America's estimated 50 million dogs are governed by many things: The stomach, the nose and the law-laws that you as a dog owner, or as the neighbor of a dog, need to know. Every Dog's Legal Guide is a newly revised, up-to-date practical guide to the legal issues that affect dogs, their owners and their neighbors every day, including: dog owners liability for injuries; dogs that bite or create a nuisance; animal cruelty; landlords, tenants and dogs; traveling with dogs; providing for pets at death; dealing with veterinarians; your rights when buying or selling a dog; restrictions on dangerous dogs; vaccinations, licenses and other local laws; guide, signal, service and therapy dogs. This book is for people who own dogs, live next door to dogs, get bitten by dogs, or otherwise deal with dogs-which, with the American dog population at an estimated 73 million, includes just about everybody. Describes The Legal Rights, Responsibilities, And Restrictions For Dog Owners On State And Local Levels, Including Laws On Registration, Travel, Housing, And Animal Cruelty.