SPONSOR: Basye
Currently, the offense of animal abuse is a class A misdemeanor unless the defendant has previously been found guilty of animal abuse or the suffering involved is the result of torture or mutilation, consciously inflicted while the animal was alive, in which case it is a class E felony. This bill enhances the penalty to a class D felony if the defendant has previously been found guilty of animal abuse.
This bill is the same as HB 1679 (2020).
Statutes affected: