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IN SB0474
Bill
AI Summary
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Persons convicted of animal abuse offenses are prohibited from owning, harboring, or training companion animals (dogs or cats, excluding service animals) as a mandatory condition of probation or parole, effective July 1, 2019
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"Animal abuse offense" includes 13 specific crimes: animal abandonment/neglect, animal fighting (purchase, possession, promotion, attendance), cruelty to law enforcement animals, search and rescue dogs, or service animals, torture/mutilation of animals, domestic violence animal cruelty, bestiality, and electrocution/decompression of animals
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The parole board already had discretionary authority to prohibit parolees convicted under IC 35-46-3 (animal cruelty statutes) from owning animals; this law makes the prohibition mandatory for companion animals
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New statutory definitions for "animal abuse offense" and "companion animal" are added to the Indiana Code at IC 35-31.5-2-17.2 and IC 35-31.5-2-51.3
Legislative Description
Probation and parole for animal abusers. Defines "animal abuse offense" and "companion animal", and establishes as a mandatory condition of probation and parole that a person convicted of an animal abuse offense may not own, harbor, or train a companion animal.
Last Action
Public Law 37
4/18/2019