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AZ HB2310
Bill
Status
1/17/2012
Primary Sponsor
Albert Melvin
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AI Summary
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Requires persons 18+ convicted of animal cruelty offenses (including animal fighting, cockfighting, and equine tripping) to register with the county sheriff within 10 days of conviction or arrival in Arizona.
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Establishes registration requirements for out-of-state convicts who work or study in Arizona for more than 14 consecutive days or 30+ aggregate days per calendar year.
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Mandates the Department of Public Safety maintain a central animal abuser registry searchable by name and location on its website, and requires sheriffs to notify residences, schools, humane societies, and animal shelters within one-half mile of the offender's residence.
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Requires registration for one year following a first conviction; subsequent convictions require lifetime annual registration renewal.
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Makes failure to comply with registration requirements a class 1 misdemeanor offense.
Legislative Description
Animal abuser registration; community notification
Last Action
Referred to House MAPS Committee
1/18/2012