Have you received a bite injury and need to know dog bite law in Florida? There are many innocent people that are viciously attacked every year by negligent of dog owners.In a recent release by the CDC, over 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs and more than 800,000 people are injured due to dog bites each year with around half of the victims being children. Of the injured victims, 386,000 must seek emergency treatment and around a dozen people are killed.
Have you been injured by a dog bite and now want to know the dog bite law in Florida? Contact the law firm of Mittelberg & Nicosia to speak with a lawyer that is experienced with the dog bite law in Florida today.
Some of the major bite injuries are:
- Facial, neck and head bites
- Hand, wrist, forearm and arm bites
- Foot, ankle, leg, thigh, hip or body bites
- Shoulder, upper arm, muscle or torso bites
The Florida dog bite laws fall under statute 767.01 which clearly states the dog owner’s liability for damages to persons, domestic animals, or livestock. The owners of dogs shall be liable for any damage done by their dogs to a person or to any animal included in the definitions of "domestic animal" and "livestock" as provided by section 585.01.
767.04 - Dog owner's liability for damages to persons bitten. The owner of any dog that bites any person while such person is on or in a public place, or lawfully on or in a private place, including the property of the owner of the dog, is liable for damages suffered by persons bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owners' knowledge of such viciousness. However, any negligence on the part of the person bitten that is a proximate cause of the biting incident reduces the liability of the owner of the dog by the percentage that the bitten person's negligence contributed to the biting incident.
A person is lawfully upon private property of such owner within the meaning of this act when the person is on such property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by the laws of this state or by the laws or postal regulations of the United States, or when the person is on such property upon invitation, expressed or implied, of the owner. However, the owner is not liable, except as to a person under the age of 6, or unless the damages are proximately caused by a negligent act or omission of the owner, if at the time of any such injury the owner had displayed in a prominent place on his or her premises a sign easily readable including the words "Bad Dog." The remedy provided by this section is in addition to and cumulative with any other remedy provided by statute or common law.
Have you been injured by a dog bite and now want to know the dog bite law in Florida? Contact the law firm of Mittelberg & Nicosia to speak with a lawyer that is experienced with the dog bite law in Florida today.
