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IN SB0306
Bill
Status
1/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Brandt Hershman
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 35-46-3-9 to make attending an animal fighting contest a Level 6 felony, regardless of whether the attendee has an animal in their possession.
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Removes the previous requirement that an attendee must have an animal in their possession for the offense to apply.
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Repeals IC 35-46-3-10, which previously classified attending a fighting contest involving animals as a Class A misdemeanor.
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Maintains Level 6 felony charges for promoting, staging, or using an animal in a fighting contest.
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Effective date: July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Attending an animal fighting contest. Makes attending an animal fighting contest a Level 6 felony regardless of whether the person attending the animal fighting contest has an animal in the person's possession. Repeals the law that makes attending a fighting contest involving animals a Class A misdemeanor.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
1/9/2017