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2025-01-16 16:15:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BCE9CDD31D3269B5C571CF166295893C9494C53FE3F836E4972819AB9DF12A90
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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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