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Session of 2000
          HOUSE BILL No. 2922           By Committee on Federal and State Affairs           2-9          

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  9             AN  ACT concerning certain animals; penalties for inflicting harm or
10             death; amending K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 21-4318 and repealing the existing
11             section.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14             Section  1. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 21-4318 is hereby amended to read as
15       follows: 21-4318. (a) Inflicting harm, disability or death to a police or
16       arson, arson or search and rescue dog is knowingly and intentionally, and
17       without lawful cause or justification poisoning, inflicting great bodily
18       harm, permanent disability or death, upon a police or arson, arson or
19       search and rescue dog.
20             (b) As used in this section:
21             (1) "Arson dog" means any dog which is owned, or the service of
22       which is employed, by the state fire marshal or a fire department for the
23       principal purpose of aiding in the detection of liquid accelerants in the
24       investigation of fires.
25             (2) "Fire department" means a public fire department under the con-
26       trol of the governing body of a city, township, county, fire district or
27       benefit district or a private fire department operated by a nonprofit cor-
28       poration providing fire protection services for a city, township, county,
29       fire district or benefit district under contract with the governing body of
30       the city, township, county or district.
31             (3) "Police dog" means any dog which is owned, or the service of
32       which is employed, by a law enforcement agency for the principal purpose
33       of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws or
34       apprehension of offenders.
35             (4) "Search and rescue dog" means any dog which is owned, or the
36       service of which is employed, by a law enforcement or emergency response
37       agency for the purpose of aiding in the location of persons missing in
38       disasters or other times of need.
39             (c) Inflicting harm, disability or death to a police or arson, arson or
40       search and rescue dog is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
41             (d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas crim-
42       inal code. 
43       Sec.  2. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 21-4318 is hereby repealed.

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  1        Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
  2       publication in the statute book.