HB 18-1041

House Bill 18-1041, which has been signed into law, adds protections for certified police working horses by including them under existing laws that prevent cruelty towards service animals and police dogs. The bill also ensures that anyone who reports an incident of cruelty to a police horse is protected from any civil liability if their report was made in good faith. This means that police horses will now receive the same legal protection as other certified police animals, and people can report incidents without fear of facing legal consequences.

Official Summary

Current law includes a separate crime for cruelty to a service animal or a certified police working dog. The bill adds a definition for 'certified police working horse' to statute and adds certified police working horses to the crime of cruelty to a service animal or a certified police working dog. A person who, in good faith, reports an incident of cruelty to a certified police working horse is granted the same immunity from civil liability that persons have when reporting, in good faith, cruelty to a service animal or a certified police working dog. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

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