1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to animals; changing provisions prohibiting animal fights and possession 
1.3 	of certain items; imposing penalties;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 
1.4 	343.31, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 343.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Penalty for animal fighting; attending animal fight. A person who:
1.8 	(1) promotes, engages in, or is employed in the activity of cockfighting, dogfighting, 
1.9 	or violent pitting of one domestic animal against another of the same or a different kind;
1.10 	(2) receives money for the admission of a person to a place used, or about to be 
1.11 	used, for that activity;
1.12 	(3) willfully permits a person to enter or use for that activity premises of which the 
1.13 	permitter is the owner, agent, or occupant; or
1.14 	(4) uses, trains, or possesses a dog or other animal for the purpose of participating 
1.15 	in, engaging in, or promoting that activity; or
1.16 	(5) possesses any device or substance intended to enhance an animal's ability to fight 
1.17 	is guilty of a felony. A person who purchases a ticket of admission or otherwise gains 
1.18 	admission to that activity is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.