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ID S1317
Bill
AI Summary
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Clarifies enforcement authority allowing law enforcement and animal care and control agencies to enforce animal cruelty laws, with special restrictions requiring department investigator inspection and approval before taking production animals for violations of cruelty, deprivation of care, or neglect.
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Creates new torture offense as separate misdemeanor punishable by up to one year imprisonment or $800-$9,000 fine, and allows officers to take possession of tortured animals.
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Redefines animal fighting laws to cover all animals (not just dogs), maintains exception for customary and legal practice of breeding and rearing game fowl, and repeals separate cockfighting statute.
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Establishes misdemeanor penalty for animal abandonment and reduces timeframe for animals left with veterinarians from ten days to three days before deemed abandoned.
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Sets standardized penalties: first offense up to 6 months or $400-$5,000 fine; second offense up to 9 months or $600-$7,000 fine; third or subsequent offense up to one year or $800-$9,000 fine, with 50% of collected fines divided between Idaho Department of Agriculture and prosecuting jurisdiction.
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Effective September 1, 2010.
Legislative Description
Adds to, amends and repeals existing law relating to cruelty to animals to revise violation and penalty provisions relating to cruelty, torture and animal fights; to provide that abandonment shall constitute a misdemeanor; to provide penalty provisions; to provide for the remittance of collected fines; and to provide for those that give false information in reporting alleged violations.
ANIMAL CRUELTY
Last Action
to St Aff
3/2/2010