[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1791 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1791

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for harming 
                animals used in Federal law enforcement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 1999

 Mr. Weller (for himself, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Chabot) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for harming 
                animals used in Federal law enforcement.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement Animal 
Protection Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1368. Harming animals used in law enforcement
    ``(a) Whoever willfully harms any police animal, or attempts to 
conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not 
more than one year. If the offense disables or disfigures the animal, 
or causes the death of the animal, the maximum term of imprisonment 
shall be 10 years.
    ``(b) In this section, the term `police animal' means a dog or 
horse employed by a Federal agency (whether in the executive, 
legislative, or judicial branch) for the principal purpose of aiding in 
the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or 
apprehension of criminal offenders''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1368. Harming animals used in law enforcement.''.
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