This bill would amend the Health and Safety Code as it relates to dog attacks on persons.  Under the provisions of this bill, a dog attack which results in serious bodily injury would be punishable as a state jail felony and a dog attack which results in death would be punishable as a felony of the third degree.  The bill would also make a person who commits an offense under this section liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.

A state jail felony is punishable by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.

A felony of the third degree is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.

The impact of this bill on correctional populations would depend on how many persons would be prosecuted under the provision of this bill.  For this analysis it is assumed that the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.