Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 2008, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 353--S.F.No. 3360
An act
relating to animals; increasing the penalty for attending an animal fighting event; changing provisions prohibiting animal fights; imposing criminal penalties;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 343.31, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 343.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Penalty for animal fighting; attending animal fight.
deleted text begin A person whodeleted text end new text begin (a) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a felonynew text end :
(1) promotes, engages in, or is employed in the activity of cockfighting, dogfighting, or violent pitting of one deleted text begin domesticdeleted text end new text begin pet or companionnew text end animal new text begin as defined in section 346.36, subdivision 6,new text end against another of the same or a different kind;
(2) receives money for the admission of a person to a place used, or about to be used, for that activity;
(3) willfully permits a person to enter or use for that activity premises of which the permitter is the owner, agent, or occupant; or
(4) uses, trains, or possesses a dog or other animal for the purpose of participating in, engaging in, or promoting that activitynew text begin .new text end
deleted text begin is guilty of a felony. A person who deleted text end
new text begin (b) Whoevernew text end purchases a ticket of admission or otherwise gains admission to deleted text begin thatdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end activity new text begin of cockfighting, dogfighting, or violent pitting of one pet or companion animal as defined in section 346.36, subdivision 6, against another of the same or a different kindnew text end is guilty of anew text begin grossnew text end misdemeanor.
new text begin (c) This subdivision shall not apply to the taking of a wild animal by hunting. new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end
Presented to the governor May 19, 2008
Signed by the governor May 23, 2008, 12:14 p.m.
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