(1) As used in this section, the term “police canine” means any canine that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a state or local law enforcement agency, a correctional agency, a fire department, a special fire district, or the State Fire Marshal for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, flammable materials, or missing persons; the enforcement of laws; the investigation of fires; or the apprehension of offenders.
(2) A licensee with a valid permit for the transport vehicle may transport a police canine injured in the line of duty to a veterinary clinic or similar facility if there is no individual requiring medical attention or transport at that time.
(3) Notwithstanding s. 474.213, a paramedic or an emergency medical technician may provide emergency medical care to a police canine injured in the line of duty while at the scene of the emergency or while the police canine is being transported to a veterinary clinic or similar facility. A paramedic or an emergency medical technician who acts in good faith to provide emergency medical care to an injured police canine is immune from criminal or civil liability.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2021-119.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 401 - Medical Telecommunications and Transportation
Part III - Medical Transportation Services (Ss. 401.2101-401.465)
401.24 - Emergency medical services state plan.
401.245 - Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council.
401.25 - Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service.
401.251 - Air ambulance service; licensure.
401.252 - Interfacility transfer.
401.253 - Reporting of controlled substance overdoses.
401.254 - Treatment of injured police canines.
401.26 - Vehicle permits for basic life support and advanced life support services.
401.268 - Protocols with regional poison control centers.
401.27 - Personnel; standards and certification.
401.2701 - Emergency medical services training programs.
401.2715 - Recertification training of emergency medical technicians and paramedics.
401.272 - Emergency medical services community health care.
401.273 - Emergency medical technician and paramedic registry for disasters and emergencies.
401.2915 - Automated external defibrillators.
401.2916 - Educational campaign.
401.31 - Inspection and examination.
401.321 - Transferability of license; effect of sale, transfer, assignment, or lease of service.
401.345 - Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund.
401.38 - Participation in federal programs.
401.411 - Disciplinary action; penalties.
401.414 - Complaint investigation procedures.
401.421 - Injunctive relief; cease and desist notice; civil penalty; enforcement.
401.425 - Emergency medical services quality assurance; immunity from liability.
401.435 - First responder agencies and training.
401.445 - Emergency examination and treatment of incapacitated persons.