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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to offenses against certain animals; 2
amending s. 843.01, F.S.; prohibiting the offering or 3
doing violence to a police horse or police canine in 4
certain circumstances; providing criminal penalties; 5
amending s. 843.19, F.S.; increasing the 6
classification of specified criminal offenses 7
committed against police canines, fire canines, SAR 8
canines, or police horses; providing an effective 9
date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Section 843.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to 14
read: 15
843.01 Resisting officer with violence to his or her 16
person.—Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or 17
opposes any officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), 18
(7), (8), or (9); member of the Florida Commission on Offender 19
Review or any administrative aide or supervisor employed by the 20
commission; parole and probation supervisor; county probation 21
officer; personnel or representative of the Department of Law 22
Enforcement; or other person legally authorized to execute 23
process in the execution of legal process or in the lawful 24
execution of any legal duty ; or a police canine or police horse 25
HB 1047 2023
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as defined in s. 843.19(1)(a) , working at the direction of or in 26
tandem with such officer or legally authorized person , by 27
offering or doing violence to the person of such officer , or 28
legally authorized person , or police canine or police horse , 29
commits is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as 30
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 31
Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 843.19, Florida 32
Statutes, is amended to read: 33
843.19 Offenses against police canines, fire canines, SAR 34
canines, or police horses. — 35
(3) Any person who actually and intentionally maliciously 36
touches, strikes, or causes bodily harm to a police canine, fire 37
canine, SAR canine, or police horse commits a felony misdemeanor 38
of the third first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 , 39
or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 40
Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 41