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1 A N O VERVIEW OF A NIMAL L AW BY: JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ. AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

2 What Is Animal Law? Encompasses many traditional areas of the law How does animal law tie into your law firm’s practice area? Civil versus Criminal Animal Advocacy AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

3 Overview of Presentation Dangerous Dogs and Municipality’s Right to Seize or Quarantine Legality of “dangerous” and “vicious” dog designations Evidentiary standards Police Dog Shooting Cases AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

4 Overview of Presentation Transactional Work 501c3 Non-profits Family Law and Animal Custody Administrative Law – animal services contract Veterinary Malpractice/Statutory Limits Agencies Involved Animal Advocacy Trends/Recent Legislation AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

5 Animal Control & Dangerous Dogs Laws: County or City ordinances Interplay with local animal shelter Case of the Framed Puppy Obtaining records What is the standard? Who adjudicates? Onion AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

6 Police Dog Shooting Cases Civil Rights Cases Brought Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Monell Claim Damages Types of Discovery Criminal Records Municipality’s Records (Prelitigation and in discovery) Other jurisdictions/subpoenas Protective Order Expert AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

7 Transactional Work Formation documents 501(c)(3) nonprofits Volunteers/Liability Waivers Fosters Premises Liability AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

8 Family Law and Animal Custody Divorce End of relationship Animal custody Preventing litigation Claims and proof AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

9 Administrative Law Municipalities’ Animal Services Contracts Bidding Requirements Objections to Bid Awards Trends AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

10 Statutory Caps Nevada’s Statutory Caps on damages Cases affected Recouping attorneys’ fees and costs Trends AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

11 Agencies and Legislation Involved Bureau of Land Management – wild horses U.S. Department of Agriculture/state agencies Municipalities – Animal Control, Police District Attorney Laws: Federal (U.S. Code & CFRs), State, Local AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.

12 Animal Law Trends Beagle Bills www.beaglefreedomproject.org Spay/neutering laws Retail pet sale bans Wild Horse Advocacy Breed Discrimination AN OVERVIEW OF ANIMAL LAW BY JENNIFER L. BRASTER, ESQ.


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