{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-11-264","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-11-264","heading":"Emergency Euthanization; Defenses.","body":"(a) This article does not prohibit a credentialed euthanasia technician, an authorized handler, or a veterinarian from euthanizing a police animal or search and rescue animal in an emergency if the animal is critically wounded and would otherwise endure undue suffering and pain.\n(b) It is a defense that the accused person, acting as handler or as an employee or agent of the handler or employing agency, engaged in a reasonable act of training, handling, or discipline of the animal or reasonably believed the violating conduct was necessary to prevent serious physical harm or death of another person.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 11 Offenses Against Public Order and Safety.","Article 11A Interfering with Police Animals and Handlers."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-11-264","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"cf0d3ff55b2a5aeb53b39e9daea07792d48bc2bd0ea81aab9654e976225a44ad","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-11-263","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-11-270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}