DE SB176

Requires departments (Correction, Safety and Homeland Security, Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and State Fire Prevention Commission) to reimburse owners up to $1,500 annually for veterinary care expenses for retired law-enforcement canines.

Defines "veterinary care" to include medical care by a licensed veterinarian, prescription medication, life-saving surgery, and cremation, but excludes elective surgery.

Applies to canines previously trained and used by Delaware state departments to assist with law-enforcement duties that have been transferred to private ownership under written agreement.

Requires owners to provide documentation of veterinary expenses and directs each department to promulgate regulations establishing a reimbursement process.

Becomes effective immediately with implementation 6 months after enactment; does not apply to canines that retire before the implementation date.