Connecticut 2016 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05147 Compare Versions

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1-Substitute House Bill No. 5147
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512 AN ACT INCREASING THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES OF MALICIOUS AND INTENTIONAL ANIMAL CRUELTY.
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714 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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916 Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 53-247 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
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1118 (b) Any person who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, wounds or kills an animal shall, (1) for a first offense, be guilty of a class D felony, and (2) for any subsequent offense, be guilty of a class C felony. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any licensed veterinarian while following accepted standards of practice of the profession or to any person while following approved methods of slaughter under section 22-272a, while performing medical research as an employee of, student in or person associated with any hospital, educational institution or laboratory, while following generally accepted agricultural practices or while lawfully engaged in the taking of wildlife.
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