TITLE XII
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 167-E
PUBLIC SAFETY COMFORT DOG CERTIFICATION

Section 167-E:9

    167-E:9 Certified Public Safety Dog Care. –
I. A certified public safety comfort dog shall be confined when traveling above 55 miles per hour. Confinement may be a crate or tether attached to a harness but not to a collar. A remote temperature sensor shall be placed in any vehicle in which the certified public safety comfort dog will be left unattended.
II. No prong or electronic collars shall be used for American Kennel Club testing, and no dog may wear prong or electronic collars while being deployed.
III. The decision to spay or neuter a certified public safety comfort dog shall be determined by the recommendation of the dog's veterinarian.

Source. 2026, 267:1, eff. Aug. 31, 2026.