Digest: The Act creates new crimes concerning visual displays of animal abuse. The Act creates exceptions to the new crimes. The Act amends related animal cruelty laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).
Criminalizes the creation of a visual recording of aggravated animal abuse. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Creates the crime of encouraging aggravated animal abuse in the first degree. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Creates the crime of encouraging aggravated animal abuse in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both.
Establishes certain exceptions to the new crimes.
Establishes certain changes related to a prohibition against possession of the same genus or domestic animal against which a crime was committed or involved.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 167.335, 167.332, 167.345, 167.347, 167.350
A-Engrossed: 167.310, 167.322, 167.335, 167.332, 105.597
B-Engrossed: 167.310, 167.322, 167.335, 167.332, 105.597
Enrolled: 167.310, 167.322, 167.315, 167.335, 167.332, 105.597