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A new Florida law, named 'Trooper's Law,' makes it a felony to abandon a restrained animal during a natural disaster and goes into effect Oct. 1.

The law was inspired by a bull terrier, later renamed 'Trooper,' who was found tied to a fence during Hurricane Milton.

After recovering from health issues, Trooper was adopted and now lives with a new family in Parkland.

A , which takes effect Oct. 1, was inspired by the heartbreaking story of a dog that was tied up and abandoned along a Florida interstate during Hurricane Milton.

makes it a crime to restrain animals outside during natural disasters and then abandon them.

It's named after the when he was found in chest-high water, tied to a fence off of Interstate 75 as Milton scoured the state.

The pooch's story got

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