{"id":16345,"date":"2023-03-27T06:30:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T06:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/?post_type=services&p=16345"},"modified":"2025-07-24T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:54:31","slug":"dog-bites-faq","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/dog-bites\/dog-bites-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Bites FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below are some frequently asked questions about Dog Bites:<\/p>\n

How would the presence\/absence of a chain, leash, or invisible fence affect a dog bite injury claim on Long Island in NY?<\/h2>\n

Long Island follows a \u201cone-bite rule\u201d that determines an owner is liable if their dog has bitten someone before. If the owner had the dog on a chain or leash or used an invisible fence, you will have a harder time proving negligence. However, you may be able to prove the owner used too long of a leash or allowed their invisible fence subscription to lapse.<\/p>\n

How does it affect my dog bite case if the dog\u2019s owner was or wasn\u2019t aware that the dog was dangerous? What do I have to do to prove a dog\u2019s vicious propensity, indicating a history of violence?<\/h2>\n

To file a claim against a dog owner for a dog bite on Long Island, you do not need to prove negligence to recover costs for your injuries if the owner knew their dog could injure someone.
\nIf you suffer a bite injury, be sure to file a complaint with animal control and ask the officer if there have been any previous complaints about the animal while filing your report. A dog with a previous incident would have a vicious propensity.<\/p>\n

Do I have a dog bite case in NY if another person\u2019s dog attacks my pet, service dog, or farm animal?<\/h2>\n

You may have a valid claim if another person\u2019s dog attacks a pet, service animal, or livestock. The owner may also pay a fine not exceeding $400. You can also file a report with animal control about the incident. It may help someone file a dog bite claim in the future against the dangerous dog.<\/p>\n

A dog is a \u201cdangerous dog\u201d if it has previously attacked a person, pet, service animal, or farm animal without provocation and caused injury or death.<\/p>\n

Will a dog that bites be destroyed (euthanized) on Long Island?<\/h2>\n

Under certain circumstances, a dangerous dog may be destroyed or ordered to be confined by the owner and only allowed out on a leash and muzzle to relieve itself or for medical treatment. The court will decide after a hearing with the dog owner following a complaint.<\/p>\n

When you need an experienced Long Island dog bite lawyer, turn to The Harrison Law Group, P.C. Our dog bite law firm offers a free case consultation and strategy session. Call today or complete our contact form to schedule a meeting with a dog bites lawyer on Long Island, NY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11122,"parent":8513,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[37],"class_list":["post-16345","services","type-services","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dog-bites"],"meta_box":{"title":"FAQs About Dog Bites","sub_title":"","related_video_title":"","related_video_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/16345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/services"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/16345\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/8513"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hlgny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}