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AZ SB1011

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Sherwood

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature - Second Regular Session (2016)

AI Summary

  • Requires persons 18 years or older convicted of animal abuse offenses (including bestiality, animal cruelty, animal fighting, cockfighting, and equine tripping) to register with the county sheriff within 10 days of conviction or entering Arizona.

  • First-time offenders must register for one year; second and subsequent offenders must renew registration annually for life.

  • Establishes a central animal abuser registry maintained by the Department of Public Safety, searchable by name and location, with information available on the department's website.

  • Requires courts and law enforcement agencies to notify the sheriff and Department of Public Safety of qualifying convictions within 10 days.

  • Creates the animal abuser registration fund in the Department of Public Safety to offset registry costs; failure to comply with registration requirements is a class 1 misdemeanor.

Legislative Description

Animal abuser registration; registry

Last Action

Referred to Senate JUD Committee

1/12/2016

Full Bill Text

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