1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; allowing transfer of title of state-owned retired canines 
1.3 	to canine handlers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16B.2975, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16B.2975, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 8.Canine management. The commissioner may give and convey to the canine's 
1.9 	handler the state's entirety of the right, title, interest, and estate in and to the canine for 
1.10 	which the handler trained and worked with while working for the state. The handler is solely 
1.11 	responsible for all expenses related to the retired canine after the conveyance.