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11 General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6715
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3267
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2424 AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE INTENTIONAL INJURY OR KILLING OF POLICE ANIMALS OR DOGS IN VOLUNTEER CANINE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 53-247 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
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3030 (d) Any person who intentionally injures any animal while such animal is in the performance of its duties under the supervision of a peace officer, as defined in section 53a-3, or intentionally injures a dog that is a member of a volunteer canine search and rescue team, as defined in section 5-249, while such dog is in the performance of its duties under the supervision of the active individual member of such team, shall be guilty of a class [D] C felony.
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3232 (e) Any person who intentionally kills any animal while such animal is in the performance of its duties under the supervision of a peace officer, as defined in section 53a-3, or intentionally kills a dog that is a member of a volunteer canine search and rescue team, as defined in section 5-249, while such dog is in the performance of its duties under the supervision of the active individual member of such team, shall be [fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both] guilty of a class B felony.
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3737 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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48+Statement of Purpose:
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50+To increase the penalties for intentionally injuring or killing any police animal or dog that is a member of a volunteer canine search and rescue team.
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52+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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