Bill Text: AZ SB1179 | 2022 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Video service; boundary change; definition

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-02 - Chapter 212 [SB1179 Detail]

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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.

 

 

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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

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