A bill for an act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties.

Summary

The bill redefines animal torture to include intentional acts like crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling, or otherwise causing serious injury or death, and also makes it illegal to aid another in doing so. It upgrades the crime from an aggravated misdemeanor to a Class D felony, and to a Class C felony for those with prior animal‑related convictions. The change raises possible prison time to up to five years, or up to ten years for repeat offenders, with higher fines.

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