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2019 Indiana Code
Title 15. Agriculture and Animals
Article 20. Animal Control
Chapter 1. Liability for Dog Bites
15-20-1-3. Dog bite liability
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IN Code § 15-20-1-3 (2019)
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IC 15-20-1-3 Dog bite liability
Sec. 3. (a) If a dog, without provocation, bites a person:
(1) who is acting peaceably; and
(2) who is in a location where the person may be required to be in order to discharge a duty imposed upon the person by:
(A) the laws of Indiana;
(B) the laws of the United States; or
(C) the postal regulations of the United States;
the owner of the dog is liable for all damages suffered by the person bitten.
(b) The owner of a dog described in subsection (a) is liable for damages even if:
(1) the dog has not previously behaved in a vicious manner; or
(2) the owner has no knowledge of prior vicious behavior by the dog.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-5-12-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.11.
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