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Committee releases bill to reimburse adopters of retired law-enforcement horses up to $5,000
Summary
The House Health Committee voted to release Senate Bill 38 with Senate Amendment 1, which would authorize reimbursements to owners who adopt state-owned retired law-enforcement horses for veterinary care and related expenses, up to $5,000 annually. The measure applies only to state-owned horses and will be forwarded to the full House.
The House Health Committee on Wednesday voted to release Senate Bill 38 with Senate Amendment 1, an act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code to provide financial support for owners who adopt horses retired from service with specified state law enforcement agencies. Representative Carson presented the bill to the committee.
The bill would reimburse owners of state-owned retired law-enforcement horses — those that have served with the Department of Corrections, Delaware State Police, Capitol Police, DES?REC (not specified in the text), or the Office of the State Fire Marshal — for veterinary care and related services up to $5,000 per year. The bill does not…
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