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SENATE BILL NO. 1190 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Reynolds) Senate Amendments in [ ] -- February 1, 2007 A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.1-796.125 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the fighting of cocks and other animals; penalty.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 3.1-796.125 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 3.1-796.125. Fighting cocks or other animals; attendance at fighting; penalty.

A. Any person engaging in the fighting of cocks or other animals, except dogs, for money, prize or anything of value, or betting or wagering money or anything of value on the result of such fight, shall be is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor  [ 6 felony. 1 misdemeanor. ]

B. Any person who  [ possesses, ]  owns, trains, or sells any animal for the purpose of fighting is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

C. Attendance at the fighting of cocks or other animals, except dogs, where an admission fee is charged, directly or indirectly, shall constitute a Class 3 1 misdemeanor.

 [  C. Attendance at an exhibition of the fighting of dogs shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. D. Attendance at an exhibition of the fighting of dogs shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. ] 

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.