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§ 8-1812Title 8

Civil liability.

If a dog injures a person while at large, lack of knowledge of the dog’s vicious propensity standing alone shall not absolve the owner from a finding of negligence.

Annotations

Oct. 18, 1979, D.C. Law 3-30, § 12a
as added Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-97, § 2(f), 27 DCR 3523
1981 Ed., § 6-1012.
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