Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1173

BY: Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     SECTION 1.  A member of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol or any other certified law enforcement officer shall be allowed to retain as his personal property any dog assigned to such member when the dog is retired from service.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2004.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     AN ACT TO ALLOW HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS AND OTHER CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO RETAIN AN ASSIGNED DOG WHEN THE DOG IS RETIRED FROM SERVICE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.