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2025-01-16 16:29:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 92DC8E474788931BB209EE96841B9ECD33C3A32AA36108082940D7F108C1876F
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False. Under U.S. federal law, K9 dogs are NOT "equipment", and any person convincted of assaulting or killing a federal law enforcement animal (ex. a K9) can be convicted of "Harming animals used in law enforcement" and receive a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1368 https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96229&page=1
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