1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; increasing the penalties for certain assaults on 
1.3 	animal control officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.2231, 
1.4 	subdivision 6.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.2231, subdivision 6, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 6.Public employees with mandated duties. A person is guilty of a gross 
1.9 	misdemeanor who:
1.10 	(1) assaults an agricultural inspector, occupational safety and health investigator, 
1.11 	child protection worker, public health nurse, animal control officer, or probation or parole 
1.12 	officer while the employee is engaged in the performance of a duty mandated by law, 
1.13 	court order, or ordinance;
1.14 	(2) knows that the victim is a public employee engaged in the performance of the 
1.15 	official public duties of the office; and
1.16 	(3) inflicts demonstrable bodily harm.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2006, and applies to crimes 
1.18 	committed on or after that date.