HB949--UNLAWFULDOGTETHERINGORCHAINING
SPONSOR: Burnett
Thisbillcreatestheoffenseofunlawfuldogtetheringor
chaining,anditspecifiesthefactorsthatamounttotheoffense,
suchaskeepingadogtetheredorchainedorotherwiserestricted
withoutsomeonephysicallypresentontheproperty;leavingthedog
withoutshelterfromextremenaturalelements,adequatefood,or
accesstounfrozenwater;orkeepingadogtetheredorchainedover
atotalofthreehoursina24-hourperiod.Theoffenseisaclass
Bmisdemeanor. Thebillprovidesexceptionstotheoffense.
ThisbillissimilartoHB2721(2022).