if a dog bites someone on your property who is liable
A dog owner cannot be held responsible if his dog bites someone, if any of the following conditions exist: 1  The person who the dog bit was a trespasser. The law states that if any person was on the property of another without permission, express or implied, then such a person is a trespasser. If a dog bites a trespasser, the owner is not held liable under the strict liability rule. If the dog bites the vet who is treating him, the owner is not held liable for the dog bite. If a dog bites someone who provoked the dog, then the owner may not be held liable for the dog bite.