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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="10-607.1" title_number="10" title_name="Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Crimes Relating to Animals">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “implement of dogfighting” means an implement, an object, a device, or a drug intended or designed:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>to enhance the fighting ability of a dog; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>for use in a deliberately conducted event that uses a dog to fight with another dog.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Implement of dogfighting” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a breaking stick designed for insertion behind the molars of a dog to break the dog’s grip on another animal or object;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a cat mill that rotates around a central support with one arm designed to secure a dog and one arm designed to secure a cat, rabbit, or other small animal beyond the grasp of the dog;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a springpole that has a biting surface attached to a stretchable device, suspended at a height sufficient to prevent an animal from reaching the biting surface while touching the ground;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a fighting pit or other confined area designed to contain a dogfight;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a breeding stand or rape stand used to immobilize female dogs for breeding purposes; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>any other instrument or device that is commonly used in the training for, in the preparation for, in the conditioning for, in the breeding for, in the conducting of, or otherwise in furtherance of a dogfight.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not possess, with the intent to unlawfully use, an implement of dogfighting.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>As a condition of sentencing, the court may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>order a defendant convicted of violating this section to participate in and pay for psychological counseling; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>prohibit a defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal for a specified period of time.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Each implement of dogfighting possessed in violation of this section is a separate offense.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
