A.G. Gancarski
On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill (HB 593) to protect people from crazed canines.
The “Pam Rock Act,” named after a former Putnam County mail carrier killed by a group of dogs while on her route, requires dangerous dogs to be penned. It also requires animal control to quarantine dogs that are investigated for being menaces, including those that have killed or seriously hurt humans.
The final bill also sets up parameters for potentially adopting dangerous dogs, saying “the animal control authority … must post signage on the dog’s enclosure to inform potential adopters that the dog has been declared dangerous and inform any adopter of the dog owner’s requirements under this section. The animal control authority must provide a person who adopts a dangerous dog with a copy of the declaration and must require them to sign a contract with the authority agreeing to abide by the requirements of the declaration.”
The bill also penalizes obstruction of the law.
“A person who violates any provision of this section commits a noncriminal infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation. In addition, any person who resists or obstructs an animal control authority in enforcing this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.”
People must report bites to the proper authorities to trigger this act’s provisions.
2 comments
Dont Say FLA
May 20, 2025 at 8:48 am
Rhonda thinks that dog they adopted is dangerous? It couldn’t possibly be that the dog merely does react the way all humans wish they could react to Rhonda, could it?
So i hear the Rhonda bubble finally popped completely. LOFL. And the Mrs Rhonda bubble failed to inflate. HA HA
SuzyQ
May 23, 2025 at 3:33 pm
Your post is incoherent, in that it is not on topic with the subject matter. Perhaps, you should read more than opine foolishly online.
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