Alabama § 13A-11-264 Emergency Euthanization; Defenses

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-11-264 — Emergency Euthanization; Defenses

Alabama § 13A-11-264

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 11Offenses Against Public Order and Safety

Art. 11AInterfering with Police Animals and Handlers

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Ala. Code § 13A-11-264 (2026).

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(a)This article does not prohibit a credentialed euthanasia technician, an authorized handler, or a veterinarian from euthanizing a police animal or search and rescue animal in an emergency if the animal is critically wounded and would otherwise endure undue suffering and pain.

(b)It is a defense that the accused person, acting as handler or as an employee or agent of the handler or employing agency, engaged in a reasonable act of training, handling, or discipline of the animal or reasonably believed the violating conduct was necessary to prevent serious physical harm or death of another person.

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(a) This article does not prohibit a credentialed euthanasia technician, an authorized handler, or a veterinarian from euthanizing a police animal or search and rescue animal in an emergency if the animal is critically wounded and would otherwise endure undue suffering and pain.
(b) It is a defense that the accused person, acting as handler or as an employee or agent of the handler or employing agency, engaged in a reasonable act of training, handling, or discipline of the animal or reasonably believed the violating conduct was necessary to prevent serious physical harm or death of another person.