FL S1300

Adds police canines and police horses to the list of protected entities under the resisting arrest statute, making violent resistance against these animals while they work with officers a third-degree felony

Increases the penalty for maliciously touching, striking, or causing bodily harm to a police canine, fire canine, SAR canine, or police horse from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony

Upgrades the penalty for harassing, teasing, or interfering with police, fire, or SAR canines or police horses during performance of duties from a second-degree misdemeanor to a first-degree misdemeanor

Effective date of July 1, 2023