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Rep. Mike Murphy
Filed: 4/20/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2574
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2574 on page 1, |
| 3 | | line 19, after "responsible.", by inserting: |
| 4 | | "Except as may be required to respond to an intervening or |
| 5 | | subsequent call for emergency assistance, a paramedic or |
| 6 | | firefighter who removes an animal from a motor vehicle under |
| 7 | | this Section shall remain on the scene with the animal until an |
| 8 | | animal control officer or a law enforcement officer can take |
| 9 | | possession of the animal. If the owner takes possession, the |
| 10 | | paramedic or firefighter must report the incident to local law |
| 11 | | enforcement or animal control. A paramedic or firefighter may |
| 12 | | use the authority under this Section only when acting in |
| 13 | | accordance with policy established by the employing fire |
| 14 | | department or fire protection district.".
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