Oregon Dog Bite Attorney

I am a dog bite attorney that lives in Maryland and the other day I was discussing with a Oregon dog bite attorney the dog bite statutes that we have here in Maryland and the Oregon dog bite attorney was explaining to me about how they are different from the dog bite laws in his state. One of our Maryland statutes outlines what is to be considered a "dangerous dog." As defined by statute, it is a dog that, without provocation, has killed or inflicted severe injury on a person, or it is a potentially dangerous dog that bites a person, when not on its owner's real property, kills or inflicts severe injury on a domestic animal, or attacks without provocation. An owner of a dangerous dog must keep the dog securely enclosed on his or her property or must muzzle and restrain the dog. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500. The Oregon dog bite attorney was explaining that over in Oregon the definition is a little different but that more or less in this area the difference was minimal. One of the bigger differences is that in Oregon there are a lot more farm animals that here in Maryland and so the way that they laws are handle is slightly different. This is completely understandable as here in Maryland the dog bite cases are almost all centered around residential areas where it makes common sense for dogs to be kept enclosed or restrained, but in Oregon it wouldn’t make sense to have the farm dogs restrained as then they wouldn’t be able to do their job of protecting the livestock and helping the farmer with his chores.