Use of canines in juvenile correctional facilities; prohibited acts; exception
Effective Jul 1, 20242024, c. 99.
- A. It is unlawful for any juvenile correctional officer or other employee of a juvenile correctional facility to use a patrol or security canine in any juvenile correctional facility.
- B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the training or use of detector canines or detector canine handlers.
- C. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the use of a canine to locate a juvenile who has escaped from a juvenile correctional facility.
2024, c. 99.