Canine Volunteer Protection Act of 2006

Canine Volunteer Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to modify the definition of "police animal" for purposes of the prohibition against harming certain animals (i.e., dogs and horses) used in law enforcement to include animals employed or commissioned for search and rescue missions.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4764 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4764

   To amend section 1368 of title 18, United States Code, to include 
                     rescue dogs in its protection.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2006

  Mr. Simmons (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Shays, Mr. Weldon of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Farr, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
Peterson of Minnesota, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 1368 of title 18, United States Code, to include 
                     rescue dogs in its protection.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Canine Volunteer Protection Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ``POLICE ANIMAL'' FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 
              1368 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.

    Section 1368(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or commissioned'' after ``employed''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting ``or participating in search and rescue 
        missions'' after ``criminal offenders''.
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