{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-1208","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 13-1208","heading":"Assault; vicious animals; classification; exception; definition","body":"A. A person who intentionally or knowingly causes any dog to bite and inflict serious physical injury on a human being or otherwise cause serious physical injury to a human being is guilty of a class 3 felony, unless the person would be justified in using physical force or deadly physical force in self-defense or defense of a third person pursuant to chapter 4 of this title.\n\nB. A person who owns a dog that the owner knows or has reason to know has a history of biting or a propensity to cause injury or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings without provocation or that has been found to be a vicious animal by a court of competent jurisdiction and that bites, inflicts physical injury on or attacks a human being while at large is guilty of a class 5 felony.\n\nC. A person who owns or who is responsible for the care of a dog that the owner or responsible person knows or has reason to know has a history of biting or a propensity to cause injury or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings without provocation or that has been found to be a vicious animal by a court of competent jurisdiction and who does not take reasonable care to prohibit the dog from escaping to the outside of a residence or enclosed area, yard or structure is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nD. This section does not apply to dogs that are owned or used by a law enforcement agency and that are used in the performance of police work.\n\nE. For the purposes of this section, \"reasonable care\" means the degree of care that a person of ordinary prudence would exercise in the same or similar circumstances.","path":["Title 13 Criminal Code"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/01208.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"0d33705c070494925585fffae1aef87ae57b7c3236f76dc6fa06c5c7b9becd42","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-1207","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-1209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}