RSA 153-A:37 Operational Canines; Hospital Treatment.

I. In this section:
(a) "Law enforcement officer" or "police officer" shall have the same meaning as defined in RSA 106-L:2, IV; provided that for purposes of this section, the term shall also include members of the national guard acting under orders while in active state service ordered by the governor under RSA 110-B:6.
(b) "Operational canine" means a canine owned or used by a law enforcement department or agency, or fire department, in the course of the department or agency's work, including a police canine, search and rescue canine, scent detection canine, comfort canine, or other canine that is in use by a county, municipal, or state law enforcement agency.
(c) "Official duties" shall include, but are not limited to, line of duty incidents, deployments, train