Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3051F – Injuring or killing dogs for certain acts
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(a) Any police officer, animal welfare officer who finds a dog running at large and deems such dog to be an immediate threat to the public health and welfare may kill such dog.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3051F
- Animal welfare officer: means an individual employed by the Department or employed by an independent contractor of the Department or by a municipality for the purpose of enforcing dog control laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3041F
- Dog: means any dog or dog hybrid. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3041F
- Owner: means any person who owns, keeps, harbors, or is the custodian of a dog. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 3041F
(b) Any person may injure or kill a dog in self-defense or to protect livestock, poultry, or another human being at the time such dog is attacking such livestock, poultry, or human being.
(c) Any person may injure or kill a dog at the time such dog is wounding another dog if the dog being wounded is on the property of its owner or under the immediate control of its owner and being wounded by a dog that is running at large.
(d) Any person who injures or kills any dog in accordance with this section shall not be held criminally or civilly liable therefor.