as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 08/14/1998 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to cruelty to animals; increasing the penalty 1.3 for certain mistreatment of animals; amending 1.4 Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 343.21, subdivision 9. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 343.21, 1.7 subdivision 9, is amended to read: 1.8 Subd. 9. [PENALTY.] A person who fails to comply with any 1.9 provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person 1.10 convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subdivision 1 1.11 or 7 within five years of a previous violation of subdivision 1 1.12 or 7, or of a first violation of subdivision 1 or 7 that results 1.13 in the mutilation, disfigurement, or death of an animal, is 1.14 guilty of a gross misdemeanor. A person convicted of a second 1.15 or subsequent violation of subdivision 1 or 7 that results in 1.16 the mutilation, disfigurement, or death of an animal within five 1.17 years of a previous violation of subdivision 1 or 7 that 1.18 resulted in the mutilation, disfigurement, or death of an animal 1.19 is guilty of a felony.