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2024 Florida Statutes
Title XLV - Torts
Chapter 767 - Damage by Dogs; Dangerous Dogs
Part II - Dangerous Dogs (Ss. 767.10-767.16)
767.16 - Police canine or service dog; exemption.
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FL Stat § 767.16 (2024)
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767.16 Police canine or service dog; exemption.—
(1) Any canine that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency, is exempt from this part.
(2) Any dog used as a service dog for blind, hearing impaired, or disabled persons that bites another animal or a human is exempt from any quarantine requirement following such bite if the dog has a current rabies vaccination that was administered as provided in s. 828.30.
History.—s. 1, ch. 91-228; s. 6, ch. 2016-16; s. 2, ch. 2019-9; s. 3, ch. 2024-258.