May 26, 2021
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/update-massachusetts-senate-rejects-neros-law-budget-amendment-allowing-emergency-care-police-k-9s/
Please share this alert with Legislative Liaisons, Club Members, and
Responsible Dog Owners in Massachusetts.
During its debate of SB 3, the Commonwealth’s proposed budget, the
Massachusetts Senate rejected Amendment #580, the text from “Nero’s Law”.
The proposal, which sought to allow emergency care and transportation for a
police dog injured in the line of duty, is named for “Nero”, the K9 partner of
fallen Yarmouth Police Sergeant Sean Gannon who was shot and killed in the line
of duty in April 2018. Nero was also shot, but current state law prevented
EMTs from treating or transporting him.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) has been a long-standing supporter of
implementing “Nero’s Law” in Massachusetts, and recently participated in a
meeting convened by Representative Steven Xiarhos to collaborate on passage of
the language as a separate bill this session. AKC Government Relations (GR)
has also reached out to Senator Mark Montigny, who filed the budget amendment,
to understand why it failed in the Senate.
AKC GR will continue to provide updates on this important matter. For more
information on these or other legislative issues in Massachusetts, contact AKC
GR at 919-816-3720 or doglaw@xxxxxxx; or the Massachusetts Federation of Dog
Clubs and Responsible Dog Owners at info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Learn more!
Stormy Hope
LLARTC
NAIATrust, Trustee
NAIATrust-CA on Facebook!
GSDCA Legislative Liaison to AKC
California Responsible Pet
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