[Bailey's driver]

Originally Posted by corgimom

http://www.animallaw.info/articles/q...slstatutes.htm

Here is an article I found that was published this May and it goes over some states and their laws regarding dog bites - not all states are on here, but you can click on your own state and read more(not sure how up to date that information is)

Thanks for that great link! Very informative.

There is a huge amount of information about the laws in my state pertaining to dogs. There are many many laws about dogs, it's surprising. It would appear that I am only liable for any damages at all if the dog is outside of an enclosed area and off my property.
It also seems that the documents showing Baileys vaccinations is all that is needed for rabies control.

But it's complicated and of course a lawyer is really needed to interpret it all.
There are at least a couple of pages pertaining to dog law.
No guesses or ideas about what should happen mean much unless the law says so.

I would strongly suggest that everyone read all the laws in their own state/location etc. about dogs, you may get some big surprises.

I just learned that it's legal to kill a dog if he starts to attack you. And there are big owner penalties for dogs attacking deer, and live stock.

I have not heard from my lawyer friend yet, he is always busy and involved in lots of committees etc. He will not forget me, he will call or email.
I also told him for now that it is not urgent, I know if I call and say it is very urgent he will get right back to me. After I talk to him I will post what I learned.

Apparently my regular carrier was taking more care than normal because of the dog, and the woman who was bit was doing something very typical. I would have guessed the opposite. Pass my thanks along to your nephew too please, Michael.

Thanks to everyone for all the great comments. I appreciate the supportive attitude. I learned a lot from this thread. A lot of good information and good ideas.