In addition to the state-wide Dog Bite Law, you should also check your local ordinances. Local ordinances often impose stricter guidelines when it comes to controlling pets. Pet owners are legally responsible for preventing their dogs from causing personal injury and property damage. In most dog-bite cases, the animal's owner will be required to pay all medical and property damage bills associated with a dog attack. The medical expenses associated with a dog bite can be extremely costly, especially in the event of a scarring injury.
Scars can be a serious, life-long result of a dog bite.
Children, because of their size, are particularly susceptible to bites around the head and face. Scarring injuries not only cause physical problems, but can also cause emotional injuries, such as trauma and fear. The Pennsylvania Dog Law Pennsylvania's Dog Law requires owners and keepers to have reasonable control over their dogs at all times. The law also requires owners to confine their dogs on their premises, and restrain their dogs with a collar, chain, or other device to prevent straying. This makes sense, because the majority of people who have been killed in dog attacks between 1979 and 1998 were attacked by dogs who were on their owner's property, but not restrained, at the time of the attack.