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2017 SESSION
SB 1147 Companion animals; changes penalty to Class 6 felony for cruelty to animals.
Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Cruelty to animals; companion animals; penalty. Changes from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for torturing or willfully inflicting inhumane injury or pain to a companion animal, defined as a domestic or feral dog, domestic or feral cat, nonhuman primate, guinea pig, hamster, rabbit not raised for human food or fiber, exotic or native animal, reptile, or exotic or native bird. Current law requires that the animal die as a direct result of the torture or cruelty and that the companion animal is a dog or cat before the violation is a Class 6 felony.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102430D pdf | impact statements
- 01/19/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104516D-S1 pdf | impact statements
HISTORY
- 01/09/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102430D
- 01/09/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/19/17 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/19/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed 17104516D-S1
- 01/19/17 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/31/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N)