Dogs are faithful friends of humanity, but in densely populated cities, collisions and encounters between people and dogs are inevitable. As dogs continue to hurt people, national and local governments have successively introduced regulations and rules governing dog-keeping, based on the fundamental principle of people-centred behaviour.
On 1 January 2021, the Civil Code entered into force, during which new provisions were made for dog-keepers. Article 1246 of the Civil Code: Anyone who violates the rules of procedure and fails to adopt safety measures against animals, causing harm to others, shall be held responsible for such violations.
The owner of the dog is required to conduct regular medical examinations of the dog and to inject rabies, and must obtain two certificates: a dog registration certificate and an animal health immunization certificate, both of which require annual examination.
If a dog bites a man, the owner of the dog must bear full responsibility, whether the other side deliberately provokes you or your dog.
The question was: who should be held responsible if stray dogs hurt people?
Article 1245 of the Civil Code: If a stray dog does not have its owner, the permanent breeder will be liable unless the victim has suffered injury as a result of deliberately defusing the dog, in which case the liability may be mitigated or exonerated.
Article 1249 of the Civil Code: If the abandoned or abandoned stray dog hurts during his escape, the original owner or long-term breeder is liable.
How are we going to raise a dog? The Civil Code says something.
The rules of the Civil Code: if an animal breeds damage caused by another person, the animal breeder or the perpetrator is required to assume responsibility for the violation; if it can be proved that the damage was caused by wilful or gross negligence on the part of the perpetrator, it cannot be assumed or mitigated. It must be said that the Civil Code here is more human.