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House narrows protections in Senate File 147 to service dogs and dogs-in-training; penalty amendment fails
Summary
Lawmakers amended Senate File 147 to focus on service dogs and dogs in training and debated raising the fine for harming a service or training dog. An amendment to lift the penalty to as much as $5,000 failed; the House retained language protecting service dogs and dogs in training.
The Wyoming House considered multiple amendments to Senate File 147, a bill governing service-dog training and protections for working animals. The House approved an amendment that removed language extending the new protections to a broader category of "assistance animals" and focused the protections on service animals and dogs in training.
Representative Gary Brown, sponsor of the floor amendment, said the change ensures that the bill protects "working service animals and those service…
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