HOUSE BILL No. 6008

 

April 23, 2008, Introduced by Rep. David Law and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

      A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

 

"The code of criminal procedure,"

 

by amending section 16b of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16b), as amended

 

by 2006 PA 518.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1                           CHAPTER XVII

 

 2        Sec. 16b. This chapter applies to the following felonies

 

 3  enumerated in chapter 750 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

 

 

4  M.C.L.             Category Class Description          Stat Max

750.49(2)(a) to (d) Pub ord     F   Fighting animals or providing facilities for animal fights             4

750.49(2)(e)       Pub ord     F   Organizing or promoting animal fights     4

750.49(2)(f)       Pub ord     H   Attending animal fight          4


750.49(2)(g)       Pub ord     F   Breeding or selling fighting animals      4

750.49(2)(h)       Pub ord     F   Selling or possessing equipment for animal fights                    4

750.49(8)          Person      A   Inciting fighting animal resulting in death     Life

750.49(9)          Person      F   Inciting fighting animal to attack        4

750.49(10)         Person      D   Fighting animal attacking without provocation and death resulting    15

750.50(4)          Pub ord     G   Animal neglect or cruelty — second offense       2

                   Pub ord     F   Animal neglect or cruelty — third or subsequent offense        4

750.50b(2)         Property F D   Killing or torturing animals           4 8

750.50c(5)         Pub ord     E   Killing or causing serious physical harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog                 5

10 750.50c(7)         Pub saf     H   Harassing or causing harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog while committing crime          2

11 750.68             Property    G   Changing brands with intent to steal      4

 

 

12        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

13  unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6007(request no.

 

14  01651'07*) of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.