State House votes for higher penalties on dangerous dog attacks

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ The Oklahoma House approves a bill to stiffen penalties for the owners of dogs that attack people. <br/><br/>The measure is a legislative response to recent high-profile dog attacks

Friday, March 3rd 2006, 6:32 am

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ The Oklahoma House approves a bill to stiffen penalties for the owners of dogs that attack people.

The measure is a legislative response to recent high-profile dog attacks across the state but doesn't specifically ban any breed.

The bill requires that the owners of dangerous dogs have a $100,000 liability insurance policy.

It also raises the minimum fine an owner must pay for a dog attack to $5,000, the maximum fine under current law, and requires a minimum 10-day jail sentence.

The measure passed 89-to-1 and now goes to the state Senate for consideration.