Dangerous Dog - Definition

Dangerous dog determinations are governed by both the Texas Health and Safety Code and Chapter 7 “Animals” of the Dallas City Code.

A dangerous dog is defined by Chapter 7, Section 7-5.1 (2) (A) (B), as

• A dog that makes an unprovoked attack on a person that causes bodily injury and occurs in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably certain to prevent the dog from leaving the enclosure on its own; or
• A dog commits unprovoked acts in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and that was reasonably certain to prevent the dog from leaving the enclosure on its own, and those acts cause a person to reasonably believe that the dog will attack and cause bodily injury to that person.

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