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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLV
TORTS
Chapter 767
DAMAGE BY DOGS; DANGEROUS DOGS
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F.S. 767.16
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 by a licensed veterinarian.
History.s. 1, ch. 91-228; s. 6, ch. 2016-16; s. 2, ch. 2019-9.