PA HB1303

Emergency vehicles transporting K-9 officers must be equipped with heat detection devices that monitor cabin temperature and alert operators via horn, sirens, and lights when temperatures become unsafe

Heat detection devices must automatically roll down two windows when the vehicle reaches an unsafe cabin temperature for the K-9 officer

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shall promulgate regulations governing device type, function, installation, temperature limits, and use, with authority to set different requirements for different vehicle classes

K-9 officers covered include dogs used by Pennsylvania State Police, municipal police, fire departments, search and rescue units, Department of Corrections, Capitol Police, and transit authority police, encompassing accelerant, bomb, and narcotic detection dogs

Act takes effect 60 days after enactment