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AZ HB2310

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/17/2012

Primary Sponsor

Albert Melvin

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2012)

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Requires registration for one year following a first conviction; subsequent convictions require lifetime annual registration renewal.

  • 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

Full Bill Text

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