The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 267, seeks to amend current statutes to permit emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to provide emergency treatment and transportation specifically for injured police dogs. This legislative change aims to enhance the care and support available for police dogs, recognizing their role in law enforcement and the need for immediate medical attention when they are injured in the line of duty.

The bill introduces new legal language that explicitly allows EMS personnel to administer emergency care to these animals, thereby formalizing their ability to respond to incidents involving injured police dogs. There are no deletions from current law noted in the text, indicating that this is a new provision being added to existing statutes. The intent of the bill is to ensure that police dogs receive timely and appropriate medical assistance, similar to that provided to human officers.