Fla. Stat. § 401.254

Current through Chapter 245 of the 2024 Legislative Session (with exception of Chapter 231)
Section 401.254 - Treatment of injured police canines
(1) As used in this section, the term "police canine" means any canine that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a state or local law enforcement agency, a correctional agency, a fire department, a special fire district, or the State Fire Marshal for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, flammable materials, or missing persons; the enforcement of laws; the investigation of fires; or the apprehension of offenders.
(2) A licensee with a valid permit for the transport vehicle may transport a police canine injured in the line of duty to a veterinary clinic or similar facility if there is no individual requiring medical attention or transport at that time.
(3) Notwithstanding s. 474.213, a paramedic or an emergency medical technician may provide emergency medical care to a police canine injured in the line of duty while at the scene of the emergency or while the police canine is being transported to a veterinary clinic or similar facility. A paramedic or an emergency medical technician who acts in good faith to provide emergency medical care to an injured police canine is immune from criminal or civil liability.

Fla. Stat. § 401.254

s.1, ch. 2021-119.
Added by 2021 Fla. Laws, ch. 119, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.