S.B. 1001
         ANIMAL TORTURE OFFENSE

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 1 August 21, 2007 2:58 pm



Senator Gene Davis proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 23 through 25 :    

             23          
{   .    provides that the court shall state on the record the reasons a person convicted of

             24      animal cruelty is not required to receive treatment, pay restitution, or to not have
             25      possession of animals for a specified period;  
}


2.    Page 4, Lines 100 through 102 :    

             100          (D)
{   protected and unprotected   } wildlife        ,       as defined in Section 23-13-2        , including protected and unprotected wildlife       ; and

             101          (E) animals kept or owned for the purpose of training hunting dogs or
{   falcons   }        raptors       and

             102      cared for in accordance with accepted husbandry practices.

3.    Page 6, Line 180 through Page 7, Line 186 :    

             180          [(9)] (11) (a)
{   (i)   } Upon conviction under this section, the court [may in its discretion, in

             181      addition to other]
{   shall   }        may:

    (i)  
order that the defendant comply with the requirements in Subsections

             182      (11)(b) and (c)
{   unless the court states on the record the reasons the court finds imposition of

             183      any of the provisions to be inappropriate.  
}
  ; and      

             184          (ii)
{   The court may   } impose any additional penalties[:] as the court finds appropriate to

             185      the case before it.
             186          [(a)] (b) The court
{   shall   }        may       order the defendant:


4.    Page 7, Lines 198 through 199 :    

  (c) The court may enter an order disposing of an animal subjected to a violation of this section.      

             198          
{   [   } (d)      {   ]   }      {   (c) The court shall order the animal to be [placed] cared for or disposed of   }        An order disposing of an animal under Subsection (11)(c) shall provide for disposition       in the

             199      following order of priority, with Subsection (11)
{   (c)   }        (d)       (i) being the first priority:


5.    Page 10, Lines 282 through 292 :    

             282          
{   (4) (a) The prosecuting attorney, or grand jury if an indictment is returned, shall

             283      provide written notice upon the information or indictment that the defendant is subject to an
             284      enhanced degree of offense or penalty under Subsection (3). The notice shall be served upon


             285      the defendant or his attorney not later than ten days prior to trial.
             286          (b) If the notice is not included initially, the court may subsequently allow the
             287      prosecutor to amend the charging document to include the notice if the court finds:
             288          (i) that the amended charging documents, including any statement of probable cause,
             289      provide notice that the defendant is subject to an enhanced penalty provided under this section;
             290      and
             291          (ii) that the defendant has not otherwise been substantially prejudiced by the
             292      amendment.  
}


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