Senate Bill sb2210
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Florida Senate - 2002 SB 2210
By Senator Saunders
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to guide dogs and service
3 animals; prohibiting persons from interfering
4 with, injuring, or killing guide dogs or
5 service animals; providing penalties; providing
6 an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. (1) Any person who, through culpable
11 negligence, interferes or permits a dog that he owns or is in
12 the immediate control of, to interfere with the use of a guide
13 dog or service animal by obstructing, intimidating, or
14 otherwise jeopardizing the safety of the animal or its user is
15 guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree for the first
16 offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree for each
17 subsequent offense, punishable as provided in section 775.082
18 or section 775.083, Florida Statutes.
19 (2) Any person who, through culpable negligence,
20 injures or kills, or permits a dog that he owns or is in the
21 immediate control of to injure or kill, a guide dog or service
22 animal is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree,
23 punishable as provided in section 775.082 or section 775.083,
24 Florida Statutes.
25 (3) Any person who intentionally injures or kills, or
26 permits a dog that he owns or is in the immediate control of
27 to injure or kill, a guide dog or service animal is guilty of
28 a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
29 section 775.082 or section 775.083, Florida Statutes.
30 (4)(a) A person who is convicted of a violation of
31 this section must also make full restitution for all damages
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1 that arise out of or are related to the offense, including
2 incidental and consequential damages incurred by the guide dog
3 or service animal's user.
4 (b) Restitution includes the value of the animal;
5 replacement and training or retraining expenses for the animal
6 and the user; veterinary and other medical and boarding
7 expenses for the animal; medical expenses for the user; and
8 lost wages or income incurred by the user during any period
9 that the user is without the services of such an animal.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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13 SENATE SUMMARY
14 Prohibits the interference with, injury to, or killing of
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