[nagdu] Florida Service Animal Protection Act

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Dear All,

                Pasted below is Florida's Service Animal Protection Act we
will ask the State Attorney to use to prosecute the woman who attacked the
guide dog in Publix.

 

413.081  Interference with or injury to a service animal; penalties;
restitution.--

 

(1)  A person who, with reckless disregard, interferes with, or permits a
dog that he or she owns or is in the immediate control of to interfere with
the use of a service animal by obstructing, intimidating, or otherwise
jeopardizing the safety of the service animal or its user commits a
misdemeanor of the second degree for the first offense and a misdemeanor of
the first degree for each subsequent offense, punishable as provided in s.
775.082 or s. 775.083.

 

(2)  A person who, with reckless disregard, injures or kills, or permits a
dog that he or she owns or is in the immediate control of to injure or kill,
a service animal commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

 

(3)  A person who intentionally injures or kills, or permits a dog that he
or she owns or is in the immediate control of to injure or kill, a service
animal commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

 

(4)(a)  A person who is convicted of a violation of this section, in
addition to any other penalty, must make full restitution for all damages
that arise out of or are related to the offense, including incidental and
consequential damages incurred by the service animal's user.

 

(b)  Restitution includes the value of the service animal; replacement and
training or retraining expenses for the service animal and the user;
veterinary and other medical and boarding expenses for the service animal;
medical expenses for the user; and lost wages or income incurred by the user
during any period that the user is without the services of the service
animal.

 

History.--s. 2, ch. 2002-176; s. 2, ch. 2005-63.