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Bill to increase fines for dog nuisance, require owners to pay victims’ medical costs draws victims’ testimony
Summary
Representative Len Turcotte told the Senate Judiciary Committee HB 670 would increase fines for certain dog-related tax and nuisance violations and make owners automatically responsible for victims' medical bills arising from an attack.
Representative Len Turcotte introduced HB 670 to the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying sponsors sought to update long-outdated fines for dog-related tax and nuisance violations and to make owners automatically liable for medical costs resulting from an attack. “The goal was to do 2 things. 1 was to up those fines to act as a deterrent and, also, update them,” Turcotte said, adding that OLS advised…
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