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* §  121-a.  Exemption  from  civil  liability.  1.  If any dog shall,  without justification, attack a person, or behaves in a manner  which  a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat  of  serious  physical  injury  to  a person, when such person is  peaceably conducting himself in a place where he may lawfully  be,  such  person  or  any  other person witnessing the attack or threatened attack  may destroy such dog while so attacking, and no liability in damages  or  otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    2. If any dog shall, without justification, attack a companion animal,  farm  animal  or  domestic  animal,  or shall behave in a manner which a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat of serious physical injury or death to a companion  animal,  farm  animal  or  domestic  animal, where such animal is in any place where it  may lawfully be, the owner or caretaker of such  animal,  or  any  other  person  witnessing the attack, may destroy such dog, and no liability in  damages or otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    * NB Effective until January 1, 2011    * § 123-a. Exemption from  civil  liability.  1.  If  any  dog  shall,  without  justification,  attack a person, or behaves in a manner which a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat of serious physical injury to  a  person,  when  such  person  is  peaceably  conducting  himself in a place where he may lawfully be, such  person or any other person witnessing the attack  or  threatened  attack  may  destroy such dog while so attacking, and no liability in damages or  otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    2. If any dog shall, without justification, attack a companion animal,  farm animal or domestic animal, or shall behave  in  a  manner  which  a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat  of  serious physical injury or death to a companion animal, farm  animal or domestic animal, where such animal is in any  place  where  it  may  lawfully  be,  the  owner or caretaker of such animal, or any other  person witnessing the attack, may destroy such dog, and no liability  in  damages or otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    * NB Effective January 1, 2011

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Agm > Article-7 > 123-a

* §  121-a.  Exemption  from  civil  liability.  1.  If any dog shall,  without justification, attack a person, or behaves in a manner  which  a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat  of  serious  physical  injury  to  a person, when such person is  peaceably conducting himself in a place where he may lawfully  be,  such  person  or  any  other person witnessing the attack or threatened attack  may destroy such dog while so attacking, and no liability in damages  or  otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    2. If any dog shall, without justification, attack a companion animal,  farm  animal  or  domestic  animal,  or shall behave in a manner which a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat of serious physical injury or death to a companion  animal,  farm  animal  or  domestic  animal, where such animal is in any place where it  may lawfully be, the owner or caretaker of such  animal,  or  any  other  person  witnessing the attack, may destroy such dog, and no liability in  damages or otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    * NB Effective until January 1, 2011    * § 123-a. Exemption from  civil  liability.  1.  If  any  dog  shall,  without  justification,  attack a person, or behaves in a manner which a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat of serious physical injury to  a  person,  when  such  person  is  peaceably  conducting  himself in a place where he may lawfully be, such  person or any other person witnessing the attack  or  threatened  attack  may  destroy such dog while so attacking, and no liability in damages or  otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    2. If any dog shall, without justification, attack a companion animal,  farm animal or domestic animal, or shall behave  in  a  manner  which  a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat  of  serious physical injury or death to a companion animal, farm  animal or domestic animal, where such animal is in any  place  where  it  may  lawfully  be,  the  owner or caretaker of such animal, or any other  person witnessing the attack, may destroy such dog, and no liability  in  damages or otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    * NB Effective January 1, 2011

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Agm > Article-7 > 123-a

* §  121-a.  Exemption  from  civil  liability.  1.  If any dog shall,  without justification, attack a person, or behaves in a manner  which  a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat  of  serious  physical  injury  to  a person, when such person is  peaceably conducting himself in a place where he may lawfully  be,  such  person  or  any  other person witnessing the attack or threatened attack  may destroy such dog while so attacking, and no liability in damages  or  otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    2. If any dog shall, without justification, attack a companion animal,  farm  animal  or  domestic  animal,  or shall behave in a manner which a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat of serious physical injury or death to a companion  animal,  farm  animal  or  domestic  animal, where such animal is in any place where it  may lawfully be, the owner or caretaker of such  animal,  or  any  other  person  witnessing the attack, may destroy such dog, and no liability in  damages or otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    * NB Effective until January 1, 2011    * § 123-a. Exemption from  civil  liability.  1.  If  any  dog  shall,  without  justification,  attack a person, or behaves in a manner which a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat of serious physical injury to  a  person,  when  such  person  is  peaceably  conducting  himself in a place where he may lawfully be, such  person or any other person witnessing the attack  or  threatened  attack  may  destroy such dog while so attacking, and no liability in damages or  otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    2. If any dog shall, without justification, attack a companion animal,  farm animal or domestic animal, or shall behave  in  a  manner  which  a  reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent  threat  of  serious physical injury or death to a companion animal, farm  animal or domestic animal, where such animal is in any  place  where  it  may  lawfully  be,  the  owner or caretaker of such animal, or any other  person witnessing the attack, may destroy such dog, and no liability  in  damages or otherwise shall be incurred on account of such destruction.    * NB Effective January 1, 2011