HB32: Fighting of cocks and other animals; increases penalty.

HOUSE BILL NO. 32
Offered January 9, 2008
Prefiled December 4, 2007
A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.1-796.125 of the Code of Virginia, relating to cockfighting; penalty.
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Patron-- Ingram
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 3.1-796.125 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 3.1-796.125. Fighting cocks or other animals; attendance at fighting; penalty.

A. Any person engaging in the fighting of cocks or other animals, except dogs, for money, prize or anything of value, or betting or wagering money or anything of value on the result of such fight, shall be is guilty of a Class 3 1 misdemeanor.

B. Any person who possesses, owns, trains, or sells cocks or other animals, except dogs, for the purpose of fighting is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

C. Attendance at the fighting of cocks or other animals, except dogs, where an admission fee is charged, directly or indirectly, shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.

CD. Attendance at an exhibition of the fighting of dogs shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.