- Title
- Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Conviction and Sentencing
- Sponsored by
- Senator West
- Status
- In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Establishing that each domestic or farm animal harmed in a violation of a prohibition against animal cruelty is a separate offense and shall be deemed an individual victim for purposes of the sentencing guidelines stacking rule; and establishing that a conviction for a crime relating to animals may not merge with a conviction for any other crime based on the act establishing the violation and that a sentence imposed may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence based on the act establishing a violation.
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