Illinois HB3791 amends the Humane Care for Animals Act to address the treatment of police and rescue dogs.
HB3791, known as Dax's Law, amends the Humane Care for Animals Act to prohibit the willful or malicious torture, mutilation, injury, disabling, poisoning, or killing of animals used by law enforcement, including police, service, search and rescue, and accelerant detection dogs. It removes references to service animals and mandates that offenders convicted of such actions be responsible for any veterinarian bills for the injured animal. The bill also outlines penalties for these offenses, including Class 3 or Class 4 felonies depending on the severity of the crime.
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