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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6526
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2635
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION OF POLICE DOGS BY
AMBULANCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to allow an ambulance to 1
transport a police dog injured in the line of duty and in need of 2
emergency medical care to a veterinary clinic or similar facility if there 3
are no individuals in need of transportation or emergency assistance, 4
provided a police officer may be required to accompany the dog 5
during transportation. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for the safety and well being of police dogs by allowing an
ambulance to transport a police dog injured in the line of duty and in
need of emergency medical care to a veterinary clinic or similar facility
if there are no individuals in need of transportation or emergency
assistance.