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Senate Bill 32 by State Senator Kay Kirkpatrick (R-Marietta) passed out of the Special Judiciary Committee, according to the AJC.
When Georgia changed its “good Samaritan” law in 2015 to protect people who damage cars to rescue children who have been left behind in hot weather from being sued, animal lovers saw an opportunity.
Under Senate Bill 32, sponsored by Marietta Republican state Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, anyone who damages a car to save an animal, to avoid being sued, would be required to call 911 or animal control and wait for emergency responders to arrive.
The legislation is needed, Georgia Humane Society Director Debra Berger said. Law enforcement officers sometimes contact her organization, she said, because they don’t know what they can do when they come across a dog in a hot car.
“We would hope that by raising this issue that a law has been passed we’re going to prevent the need for these rescues,” Berger said. “Many people who leave their pets in cars simply don’t think about it.”
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