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Bill Title: As introduced, requires a person convicted of the offense of cruelty to animals to pay the costs of housing and rehabilitative training for the animal; establishes that each victimized animal constitutes a separate offense for the offenses of cruelty to animals and cock and animal fighting; increases the penalty for the offense of being a spectator at a dog fight from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-18 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee [SB0903 Detail]

Download: Tennessee-2015-SB0903-Draft.pdf

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