2018 -- H 8170 | |
======== | |
LC005594 | |
======== | |
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 | |
____________ | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY | |
| |
Introduced By: Representatives Nardolillo, Shanley, Canario, Hull, and Quattrocchi | |
Date Introduced: May 04, 2018 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 4-1-40 of the General Laws in Chapter 4-1 entitled "Cruelty to |
2 | Animals" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 4-1-40. Possession of animals. |
4 | (a) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, a person convicted of, or who |
5 | entered a plea of nolo contendere to, any misdemeanor violation under the provisions of this |
6 | chapter may, based on the discretion of the sentencing judge, shall not possess or reside with any |
7 | animal for a period of up to five (5) years following entry of the conviction or upon acceptance of |
8 | a plea of nolo contendere by the court. Any offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor |
9 | punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment for a term |
10 | not more than one year, or both, and forfeiture of the animal(s). |
11 | (b) In addition to any other penalty imposed by law, a person convicted of, or who |
12 | entered a plea of nolo contendere to, any felony violation under the provisions of this chapter |
13 | may, based on the discretion of the sentencing judge, shall not possess or reside with any animal |
14 | for a period of up to fifteen (15) years following entry of the conviction or upon acceptance of a |
15 | plea of nolo contendere by the court. Any offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor |
16 | punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment for a term |
17 | not more than one year, or both, and forfeiture of the animal(s). |
| |
1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
======== | |
LC005594 | |
======== | |
| LC005594 - Page 2 of 3 |
EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY | |
*** | |
1 | This act would take away the discretion of the sentencing judge in cases involving |
2 | persons convicted of, or who entered a plea of nolo contendere to any misdemeanor or felony |
3 | under the provisions of state law relating to cruelty to animals, including the discretion to allow |
4 | such person to possess or reside with any animal for a period of up to five (5) years following |
5 | entry of the conviction, or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by |
6 | imprisonment for a term not more than one year, or both, and forfeiture of the animal(s). |
7 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
======== | |
LC005594 | |
======== | |
| LC005594 - Page 3 of 3 |