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Alabama House Bill HB366

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

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55 By Representatives Rehm, Underwood, Pettus, Stringer, Bolton,
66 Mooney, Brown, Smith, Wood (D), Butler, Whorton, Bedsole,
77 Lipscomb, Lee, Clouse, Paramore, Reynolds, Colvin
88 RFD: Agriculture and Forestry
99 First Read: 27-Feb-25
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1818 First Read: 27-Feb-25
19+SYNOPSIS:
20+This bill would authorize emergency medical
21+services personnel to transport a police dog that is
22+injured in the line of duty to a veterinary clinic or
23+hospital.
24+This bill would authorize emergency medical
25+services personnel to provide emergency medical care to
26+a police dog that is injured in the line of duty while
27+at the scene of the injury or during transport.
28+This bill would also immunize emergency medical
29+services personnel from liability arising from
30+providing emergency medical care in good faith to a
31+police dog.
1932 A BILL
2033 TO BE ENTITLED
2134 AN ACT
2235 Relating to police dogs; to authorize emergency medical
2336 services personnel to provide emergency medical care to
2437 injured police dogs and transport them to a veterinary clinic
25-or veterinary hospital; and to provide immunity from liability
26-arising from providing such medical care.
38+or hospital; and to provide immunity from liability arising
39+from providing such medical care.
2740 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
28-Section 1. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited
29-as the Lakyn Canine Act.
30-(b) For the purposes of this section, the following
31-terms have the following meanings:
32-(1) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. The same
33-meaning as provided in Section 22-18-1, Code of Alabama 1975.
34-(2) POLICE DOG. Any dog with specialized training or in
35-the process of specialized training which is used by and under
36-the control of a federal, state, or local peace officer, Class
37-One Railroad Officer or special agent, firefighter, or any
38-member of the military in the performance of his or her
39-duties.
40-(c) Emergency medical services personnel may transport
41-a police dog injured in the line of duty to a veterinary
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70+BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
71+Section 1. (b) This act shall be known and may be cited
72+as the Lakyn Canine Act.
73+(b) For the purposes of this section, the following
74+terms have the following meanings:
75+(1) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. The same
76+meaning as provided in Section 22-18-1, Code of Alabama 1975.
77+(2) POLICE DOG. Any dog with specialized training or in
78+the process of specialized training which is used by and under
79+the control of a federal, state, or local peace officer, Class
80+One Railroad Officer or special agent, firefighter, or any
81+member of the military in the performance of his or her
82+duties.
83+(c) Emergency medical services personnel may transport
7184 a police dog injured in the line of duty to a veterinary
72-clinic, veterinary hospital, or other similar facility if
73-there is no individual that requires medical attention or
74-transport at that time.
85+clinic, hospital emergency department, or other similar
86+facility if there is no individual that requires medical
87+attention or transport at that time.
7588 (d)(1) Notwithstanding Section 34-29-76, Code of
7689 Alabama 1975, or any other law to the contrary, emergency
7790 medical services personnel may provide emergency medical care
7891 to a police dog injured in the line of duty while at the scene
7992 of the injury or while the police dog is being transported
80-pursuant to subsection (c).
93+pursuant to subsection (b).
8194 (2)Emergency medical services personnel who act in
8295 good faith to provide emergency medical care to a police dog
8396 pursuant to subdivision (1) are immune from criminal or civil
8497 liability as it relates to any injury or harm caused to the
85-injured police dog. Emergency medical services personnel are
86-also immune from criminal or civil liability for refusing to
87-treat or transport an injured police dog.
88-Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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110-House of Representatives
111-Read for the first time and referred
112-to the House of Representatives
113-committee on Agriculture and
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116-Read for the second time and placed
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118- 0 amendments
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120-Read for the third time and passed
121-as amended
122-Yeas 103
123-Nays 0
124-Abstains 0
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129+Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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