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Animal Fighting

Bill Number: IL H.B. 3614
Bill Status: Signed into Law
HSUS Position: Support
Bill Sponsor(s): Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. (R, 51)
Sen. Pamela Althoff (R, 32)
Legislature Status: Adjourned

Increases the penalty for animal fighting from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony for a first offense and from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offenses.

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Text of H.B. 3614



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