REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; release of animals State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022 SB 1179 Introduced by Senator Gowan AN ACT amending section 11-1023, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the handling of animals. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; release of animals
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
SB 1179
Introduced by Senator Gowan
REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; release of animals
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2022
SB 1179
Introduced by
Senator Gowan
AN ACT
amending section 11-1023, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the handling of animals.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 11-1023, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE11-1023. Unauthorized release of animals; violation; classification; damages A person who intentionally releases an animal that is lawfully confined for scientific, research, commercial, educational, or for public event, display or exhibition purposes without the consent of the owner or custodian of the animal is guilty of a class 6 felony and in addition is liable for all of the following: 1. To the owner of the animal for damages including the costs of restoring the animal to confinement and to its health condition before the release. 2. For damages to real and personal property caused by the released animal. 3. If the release causes the failure of an experiment or loss of market value, for all costs of repeating the experiment and the loss of value, including replacement of the animals, labor and materials. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 11-1023, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE11-1023. Unauthorized release of animals; violation; classification; damages
A person who intentionally releases an animal that is lawfully confined for scientific, research, commercial, educational, or for public event, display or exhibition purposes without the consent of the owner or custodian of the animal is guilty of a class 6 felony and in addition is liable for all of the following:
1. To the owner of the animal for damages including the costs of restoring the animal to confinement and to its health condition before the release.
2. For damages to real and personal property caused by the released animal.
3. If the release causes the failure of an experiment or loss of market value, for all costs of repeating the experiment and the loss of value, including replacement of the animals, labor and materials. END_STATUTE