MS · One-bite / negligence
Mississippi dog bite law
Mississippi has no general strict-liability bite statute. Prior behavior, leash violations, and careless confinement are the case.
- Liability
- Negligence / one-bite
- Statute
- No general strict-liability bite statute
- Deadline to file
- 3 years · Miss. Code § 15-1-49
- Bites only?
- Injuries more broadly
Three years. County leash ordinances and prior animal-control calls do the work a statute would do in Illinois.
Exceptions insurers will mention
Knowledge of dangerous propensities or ordinary negligence.
Compare the national split in strict liability vs one-bite, and confirm your clock on statute of limitations.
Similar liability rules
This page is general information, not legal advice, and is not a substitute for a lawyer licensed in your state. Statutes change. Confirm the current rule and your deadline with counsel before you rely on a date.