Bill Text: MI HB5776 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Law enforcement; training; training and policy regarding nonlethal options for handling dog behavior while in the line of duty; provide for. Amends 1965 PA 203 (MCL 28.601 - 28.616) by adding sec. 9e.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-09-10 - Printed Bill Filed 09/10/2014 [HB5776 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HB5776-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5776

 

September 9, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Cavanagh and Tlaib and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.

 

     A bill to amend 1965 PA 203, entitled

 

"Commission on law enforcement standards act,"

 

(MCL 28.601 to 28.616) by adding section 9e.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 9e. The commission shall promulgate rules to require

 

initial and periodic training regarding the handling of dogs and

 

other pet animals by law enforcement officers during law

 

enforcement situations. The training shall, at a minimum, include

 

instruction in recognizing animal behavior to reduce encounters

 

with dogs and other pet animals and appropriate nonlethal means of

 

dealing with those animals when designated animal control officers

 

are not available.