Service Dogs Training and Crimes
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Bill Summary - 25LSO-0724 Bill No.: SF0147 Effective: Immediately LSO No.: 25LSO-0724 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0057 Chapter No.: 99 Prime Sponsor: Hutchings Catch Title: Service dogs-training and crimes. Has Report: No Subject: Service and assistance animals. Summary/Major Elements: This act extends the rights and obligations applicable to persons using service and assistance animals to include animals that are still in training. This act increases the penalty for persons who harm service or assistance animals. The current penalty is imprisonment for up to six (6) months in jail and a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). The act increases the penalty to imprisonment for up to one (1) year and a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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The lawmaker questions whether an immediate effective date is appropriate if the legislation creates a new crime, suggesting a later date instead.
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The lawmaker clarifies that the bill does not create a new crime but only increases fines for existing offenses.
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The amendment removes references to assistance animals and specific penalty details in a bill about service animal training and protection for blind and disabled persons.
The amendment removes specific language about penalties for injuring or killing a service animal that is being trained, as well as other related details.
The amendment changes the effective date of the bill from July 1, 2025, to immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law.