Sen. Luetkemeyer Moves, Again, To Enhance Penalty For Killing A Police Dog

A state senator will move, once again, to make it a felony to shoot and kill a police dog. 

Senator Tony Luetkemeyer of Parkville ran out of time last session to move his bill, which he calls Max’s Law in honor of K-9 Max, the St. Joseph police dog shot and killed in late June of 2021 chasing a fleeing suspect. 

Luetkemeyer says the law would not only help protect animals, but the humans they serve. 

At present, Missouri law makes it only a misdemeanor to kill a police dog.  

Luetkemeyer’s legislation would make killing a police dog a Class D felony which could come with prison time.