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40 U.S.C. § 555

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Donation of law enforcement canines to handlers
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Title
40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Chapter
STI/CH5
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The head of a federal agency having control of a canine that has been used by a federal agency in the performance of law enforcement duties and that has been determined by the agency to be no longer needed for official purposes may donate the canine to an individual who has experience handling canines in the performance of those duties. (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1102.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 55540:484(r).June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 203(r), as added Pub. L. 105–27, § 1, July 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 244.

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