AB180: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 180

March 13, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Huber, Dobyns, Springer, Ladwig, R. Young, Baldus, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Ainsworth, Plombon, Hahn, Ourada, Ziegelbauer, Wilder and Boyle, cosponsored by Senators Decker, Breske and Wineke. Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

AB180,1,2 An Act to amend 174.11 (4) of the statutes; relating to: claims against the county dog license fund for damages to domestic animals by dogs.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires a county board to make a payment, from the dog license fund, for damages to a domestic animal that is injured or killed by a dog. This bill establishes a maximum amount of $1,500 for the payment from the county dog license fund for damages to a domestic animal that is injured or killed by a dog.

For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB180, s. 1 Section 1. 174.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB180,2,2 174.11 (4) The county board shall allow, as the amount of a claim for a domestic animal, including a ranch mink, killed by a dog, the amount determined to be the fair market value of the domestic animal, including a ranch mink, on the date the death occurred, but not more than $1,500. The county board shall allow, as the amount of a claim for a domestic animal, including a ranch mink, injured by a dog, the amount determined to be the total of the costs resulting from the injury including a loss in fair market value but the total amount of the claim may not exceed the fair market value or $1,500, whichever is less. No claim may be paid to any person who has failed to pay a dog tax on an assessable dog.

AB180,2,3 (End)