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Section 3-6-2 – When Person Deemed Lawfully on Property of Owner of Dog.

Section 3-6-2 When person deemed lawfully on property of owner of dog. For the purpose of this chapter a person shall be considered to be lawfully upon the private property of the owner of such dog when he is on such property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him by the laws of […]

Section 3-6-3 – Mitigation of Damages.

Section 3-6-3 Mitigation of damages. The owner of such dog shall, however, be entitled to plead and prove in mitigation of damages that he had no knowledge of any circumstances indicating such dog to be or to have been vicious or dangerous or mischievous, and, if he does so, he shall be liable only to […]

Section 3-6-4 – Construction of Chapter.

Section 3-6-4 Construction of chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as diminishing any right or liability for injury by dog bites now existing under the laws of this state. (Acts 1953, No. 320, p. 379, §4.)