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Dangerous Dogs

It became law on May 22, 2025.

FL HB 593 · House Bill · 2025

Stage
Became law
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House
Sponsors
10
Latest action
May 22, 2025

What it does

Dangerous Dogs; Requiring, rather than authorizing, that dogs subject to certain dangerous dog investigations which have killed or bitten a human being to a certain severity be immediately confiscated, placed in quarantine if necessary, impounded, and held; requiring the owner of a dog subject to a dangerous dog investigation to provide certain information to an animal control authority; requiring an animal shelter, a humane organization, or certain animal control agencies to provide specified information to potential adopters; revising the conditions under which an owner is authorized to exercise a dangerous dog; revising the civil penalty for violations; providing criminal penalties for…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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    May 22, 2025

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