Senator Daniel W. Thatcher proposes the following substitute bill:


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OFFENSE REDUCTION MODIFICATIONS

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher

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House Sponsor: Marc K. Roberts

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill reduces penalties in the Utah Code.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     reduces to an infraction certain class B misdemeanor offenses in the Utah Code; and
13          ▸     makes technical changes.
14     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15          None
16     Other Special Clauses:
17          None
18     Utah Code Sections Affected:
19     AMENDS:
20          4-23-111, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 345
21          13-13-7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 241
22          13-19-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 241
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 4-23-111 is amended to read:

26          4-23-111. Holding a raccoon or coyote in captivity prohibited -- Penalty.
27          (1) No [person] individual may hold in captivity a raccoon or coyote, except as
28     provided by rules of the Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board.
29          (2) The Division of Wildlife Resources, with the cooperation of the department and the
30     Department of Health, shall enforce this section.
31          (3) Any violation of this section is [a class B misdemeanor] an infraction.
32          Section 2. Section 13-13-7 is amended to read:
33          13-13-7. Violation an infraction.
34          It is unlawful for any person to willfully violate any provision of this chapter. [Any
35     such] A violation of this chapter is [a class B misdemeanor] an infraction.
36          Section 3. Section 13-19-3 is amended to read:
37          13-19-3. Violation an infraction.
38          Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 76-6-606, a violation of this [section is a
39     class B misdemeanor] chapter is an infraction.