Florida House panel puts muzzle on dangerous dogs after ‘gruesome’ attack on RCA Pam Rock

Rep. Bobby Payne’s measure (HB 873) advanced unanimously by the Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, would impose new parameters on how the state handles so-called dangerous dogs. He noted Virginia and Pennsylvania already have similar laws.

The bill requires the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a statewide Dangerous Dog Registry, which would rely on information provided by local animal control agencies.

Owners of potentially dangerous dogs would have to preemptively confine the dog in a fenced yard or a kennel to protect the public.

The legislation would also mandate that dogs being investigated be seized by the local animal control authority for the course of the probe.

Dogs protecting a home or an owner are exempt from this designation.

House panel puts muzzle on dangerous dogs after ‘gruesome’ attack on mail carrier

The Bobby Payne bill comes after an incident in Putnam County last year.

Original article on the attack

Postal carrier killed in Interlachen by dog attack identified as 61-year-old RCA Pam Rock

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A postal worker who died at the hospital after being attacked by five dogs Sunday in Interlachen, Florida, has been identified by family as 61-year-old Pam Rock.