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2007 SESSION
072582808Be 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.
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.
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.