§ 4-13.1-1. Declaration of purpose.
(a) It is declared that vicious dogs have become a serious and widespread threat to the
safety and welfare of citizens of the state, in that vicious dogs have in recent years
assaulted without provocation and seriously injured numerous individuals, particularly
children, and have killed numerous dogs. Many of these attacks have occurred in public
places.
(b) The number and severity of these attacks are also attributable to the failure of owners
to register, confine, and properly control vicious dogs.
(c) It is further declar
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§ 4-13.1-1. Declaration of purpose.
(a) It is declared that vicious dogs have become a serious and widespread threat to the
safety and welfare of citizens of the state, in that vicious dogs have in recent years
assaulted without provocation and seriously injured numerous individuals, particularly
children, and have killed numerous dogs. Many of these attacks have occurred in public
places.
(b) The number and severity of these attacks are also attributable to the failure of owners
to register, confine, and properly control vicious dogs.
(c) It is further declared that the necessity for the regulation and control of vicious
dogs is a statewide problem, requiring statewide regulation, and that existing laws
are inadequate to deal with the threat to public health and safety posed by vicious
dogs.
(d) It is further declared that the owning, keeping or harboring of vicious dogs is a
nuisance.
(e) It is further declared that because of the danger posed to the public, health, safety
and welfare by vicious dogs, this chapter constitutes an emergency measure providing
for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare.