input: [State] Washington [Citation] Wash. Stats. Sec. 16.08.40 [Local Gov’t] Click here [Highlights] 
output: The owner of any dog that bites any person while he is in or on a public place or lawfully in or on a private place including the property of the owner of the dog, is liable for such damages as may be suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner's knowledge of the viciousness.