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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="10-607" title_number="10" title_name="Crimes Against Public Health, Conduct, and Sensibilities" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Crimes Relating to Animals">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “baiting” means using a dog to train a fighting dog or to test the fighting or killing instinct of another dog.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>use or allow a dog to be used in a dogfight or for baiting;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>arrange or conduct a dogfight;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>possess, own, sell, transport, or train a dog with the intent to use the dog in a dogfight or for baiting; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>knowingly allow premises under the person’s ownership, charge, or control to be used to conduct a dogfight or for baiting.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of aggravated cruelty to animals and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years 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:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>participate in and pay for psychological counseling; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>pay, in addition to any other fines and costs, all reasonable costs incurred in removing, housing, treating, or euthanizing an animal confiscated from the defendant; and</text>
        </level>
      </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>
</section>
