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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6350

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Smith, Halsan, Zimmerman, West and Bauer)

Read first time 2/2/88.

AN ACT Relating to guide and service dogs; adding new sections to chapter 70.84 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.84 RCW to read as follows:

          A person who negligently or maliciously kills or injures a guide or service dog is liable for a penalty of one thousand dollars, to be paid to the user of the dog.  The penalty shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies or penalties, civil or criminal, provided by law.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 70.84 RCW to read as follows:

          A user or owner of a guide or service dog, whose dog is negligently or maliciously injured or killed, is entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in pursuing any civil remedy.

                                                                                                                      Passed the Senate February 16, 1988.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.

                                                                                                                           Passed the House March 2, 1988.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.