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HOUSE BILL NO. 233

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H0233..........................................................by EDUCATION
DOGFIGHTING - Amends existing law to prohibit certain acts relating to
dogfighting; and to provide punishment.
                                                                        
02/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/18    Rpt prt - to Jud

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 233
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO DOGFIGHTING; AMENDING  SECTION  25-3507,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  REVISE
  3        DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTS RELATING TO DOGFIGHTING AND
  4        TO PROVIDE PUNISHMENT.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION  1.  That  Section 25-3507, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        25-3507.  EXHIBITION OF DOGFIGHTS DOGFIGHTING. Every (1) A person who par-
  9    ticipates in a public or private display of combat between  two  (2)  or  more
 10    dogs in which the fighting, killing, maiming or injuring of dogs is a signifi-
 11    cant  feature  is  guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be pun-
 12    ished in accordance with section 25-3520A, Idaho Code  commits  the  crime  of
 13    dogfighting if the person knowingly does any of the following:
 14        (a)  Owns, possesses, keeps, breeds, trains, buys, sells or offers to sell
 15        a dog for fighting exhibitions;
 16        (b)  Promotes,  conducts or performs any service in the furtherance of, an
 17        exhibition of dogfighting, advertising a dogfight, or providing or serving
 18        as a stakes holder for any money wagered on a dogfight;
 19        (c)  Keeps, uses or manages any place kept or  used  for  the  purpose  of
 20        dogfighting;
 21        (d)  Permits  any place over which the person has possession or control to
 22        be occupied, kept or used for the purpose of an exhibition of dogfighting;
 23        or
 24        (e)  Takes, leads away, possesses, confines, sells,  transfers,  receives,
 25        with  the intent to deprive the owner of, any pet animal for the intent of
 26        dog fighting, training, breeding or baiting.
 27        (2)  Any person found guilty of a violation of this  section  shall,  upon
 28    conviction,  be guilty of a felony and punished by incarceration not exceeding
 29    two (2) years or a fine of not more than fifteen thousand  dollars  ($15,000),
 30    or by both such fine and imprisonment.
 31        (3)  Nothing  in  this  section  prohibits  demonstrations of the hunting,
 32    herding, working or tracking skills of dogs or the  lawful  use  of  dogs  for
 33    hunting, herding, working, tracking or self and property protection.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 15017

The purpose of this legislation is to amend Section 25-3507,
Idaho Code, to make dog fighting a felony, to define dog
fighting, and to provide punishment.


                           FISCAL NOTE

There should be no fiscal impact to the General Fund.




Contact
Name:  Rep. Donna Boe 
Phone: 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                     H 233