An Act Harming a Dog Used for Law Enforcement Purposes bill by striking out the title and substituting An Act To Clarify the Law Regarding Unlawful Interference with Law Enforcement Dogs Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §752-B, sub-§I, as amended by PL 2001, c. 383, §82 and affected by §l56, is further amended to read: 1. A person is guilty of unlawful interference with a law enforcement dog if the person intentionally or knowingly: A. Kills, mutilates or permanently disables any dog that is in fact certified for law enforcement use and that the person knows or reasonably should have known is eeF~~~~eE1 ~ for law enforcement \ise purposes. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime; or B. Torments, beats, strikes, injures, temporarily disables or otherwise mistreats any dog that is in fact certified for law enforcement use and that the person knows or reasonably should have known is eeF~i~ieE1 used for law enforcement \ise purposes. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime. Page l-LR0478(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0053
Committee Amendment CA_A_H119 (House)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §752-B

AMENDMENT .. A" to H.P. 49, L.D. 53, Bill, "An Act 
Harming a Dog Used for Law Enforcement Purposes" 
bill by striking out the title and substituting 
'An Act To Clarify the Law Regarding Unlawful Interference with 
Law Enforcement Dogs' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §752-B, sub-§I, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
383, §82 and affected by §l56, is further amended to read: 
1. 
A person is guilty of unlawful interference with a law 
enforcement dog if the person intentionally or knowingly: 
A. 
Kills, mutilates or permanently disables any dog that is 
in fact certified for 
law enforcement use 
and that the 
person knows or reasonably should have known is 
eeF~~~~eE1 
~ 
for law enforcement \ise purposes. 
Violation of this 
paragraph is a Class C crime; or 
B. 
Torments, beats, strikes, injures, temporarily disables 
or otherwise mistreats any dog that is in fact certified for 
law enforcement use and that the person knows or reasonably 
should have known is eeF~i~ieE1 used for law enforcement \ise 
purposes. 
Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime. ' 
Page l-LR0478(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H. P. 49, L. D. 53 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces 
the bill. 
It makes 
parallel 
changes to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 752-B, 
subsection 1, paragraphs A and B. 
First, it adds to each an 
element currently there by implication: 
namely, 
that the dog 
intentionally or knowingly mistreated is in fact certified for 
law enforcement use. 
Second, it eliminates from each the current 
element 
that 
the 
actor 
knows 
or 
should 
know 
of 
the 
dog's 
certification and replaces it with a requirement that the actor 
knows or should know that the dog is used for law enforcement 
purposes. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/28/05 ;t??ac 
LD53 
LR 0478(02) 
An Act To Criminalize Harming a Dog Used for Law Enforcement Purposes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~, 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
This bill modifies a Class C crime; impact not significant. 
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