Last Action | signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 64) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to cruelty to animals. |
Bill Documents |
Bill
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Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Local Mandate |
Bill Request Number | 1610 |
Sponsors | W. Stone, L. Belcher, R. Crimm, D. Horlander, D. Osborne, J. Richards, S. Westrom |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 525.125 to make any person who knowingly owns, possesses, keeps, breeds, trains, sells, or otherwise transfers a dog for the purpose of that dog or its offspring being used to fight for pleasure or profit guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree, a Class D felony; provide that activities of animals engaged in guarding livestock shall not constitute cruelty to animals in the first degree. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Corrections Impact - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Local Mandate - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Crimes and Punishments - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Dogs - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit |
Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 House Floor Amendment 3 House Floor Amendment 4 House Floor Amendment 5 |
Votes | Vote History |
02/18/16 |
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02/22/16 |
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03/07/16 |
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03/09/16 |
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03/10/16 |
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03/16/16 |
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03/18/16 |
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03/21/16 |
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03/22/16 |
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03/23/16 |
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03/24/16 |
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03/25/16 |
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03/28/16 |
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04/08/16 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Local Mandate |
Summary | Retain original provisions, except define dog fighting as a event involving fighting between two dogs for sport, wagering, or entertainment, excluding using dogs as hunting animals. |
Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Local Mandate - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Crimes and Punishments - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Dogs - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | W. Stone |
Summary | Amend KRS 525.125 to define "dog," "dog fight," and "dog fighting"; provide that a dog owner, an owner of property on which a dog fight is conducted, and anyone who participates in the organization of a dog fight for pleasure or profit as well as anyone who knowingly owns, possesses, keeps, trains, sells, or otherwise transfers a dog for the purpose of dog fighting is guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree, a Class D felony; clarify that activities of dogs participating in sanctioned American Kennel Club, United Kennel Club, National Kennel Club, or other bona fide association sanctioned or officially recognized by one of the aforementioned groups do not constitute cruelty to animals. |
Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Local Mandate - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Crimes and Punishments - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Dogs - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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Sponsor | W. Stone |
Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 525.125 to define "dog," "dog fight", and "dog fighting"; provide that a dog owner, an owner of property on which a dog fight is conducted, and anyone who participates in the organization of a dog fight for pleasure or profit as well as anyone who knowingly owns, possesses, keeps, trains, sells, or otherwise transfers a dog for the purpose of dog fighting is guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree, a Class D felony. |
Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Local Mandate - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Crimes and Punishments - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Dogs - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 3 |
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Sponsor | T. Turner |
Summary | Amend KRS 525.125 to define "dog," "dog fight," and "dog fighting"; provide that a dog owner, an owner of property on which a dog fight is conducted, and anyone who participates in the organization of a dog fight for pleasure or profit as well as anyone who knowingly owns, possesses, keeps, trains, sells, or otherwise transfers a dog for the purpose of dog fighting is guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree, a Class D felony; clarify that activities of dogs participating in sanctioned American Kennel Club, United Kennel Club, National Kennel Club, or other bona fide association sanctioned or officially recognized by one of the aforementioned groups do not constitute cruelty to animals. |
Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Local Mandate - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Crimes and Punishments - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Dogs - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 4 |
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Sponsor | T. Turner |
Summary | Amend KRS 525.125 to define "dog," "dog fight," and "dog fighting"; provide that a dog owner, an owner of property on which a dog fight is conducted, and anyone who participates in the organization of a dog fight for pleasure or profit as well as anyone who knowingly owns, possesses, keeps, trains, sells, or otherwise transfers a dog for the purpose of dog fighting is guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree, a Class D felony; clarify that activities of dogs participating in sanctioned American Kennel Club, United Kennel Club, National Kennel Club, or other bona fide association sanctioned or officially recognized by one of the aforementioned groups do not constitute cruelty to animals. |
Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Local Mandate - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Crimes and Punishments - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Dogs - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit |
Amendment | House Floor Amendment 5 |
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Sponsor | W. Stone |
Summary | Amend KRS 525.125 to define "dog," "dog fight", and "dog fighting"; provide that a dog owner, an owner of property on which a dog fight is conducted, and anyone who participates in the organization of a dog fight for pleasure or profit as well as anyone who knowingly owns, possesses, keeps, trains, sells, or otherwise transfers a dog for the purpose of dog fighting is guilty of cruelty to animals in the first degree, a Class D felony. |
Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Local Mandate - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Crimes and Punishments - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Dogs - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit Animals, Livestock, and Poultry - Cruelty to animals, first degree, fighting for pleasure or profit |
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