HOUSE BILL No. 5781

July 13, 2016, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.

 

      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 2008 PA 562.

 

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

750.48(6)(b)       Person    F      Intentional false report of animal abuse constituting a felony Variable

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)(c)       Pub ord   G      Animal neglect or cruelty involving 4 or more animals but fewer than 10 to 9 animals or with 1 prior conviction      2

750.50(4)(d)       Pub ord   F      Animal neglect or cruelty involving 10 or more animals or with 2 or more prior convictions               4

10 750.50b(3)         Property  F      Killing or torturing animals          4

11 750.50c(5)         Pub ord   E      Killing or causing serious physical harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog                5

12 750.50c(7)         Pub saf   H      Harassing or causing harm to law enforcement animal or search and rescue dog while committing crime         2

13 750.68             Property  G      Changing brands with intent to steal  4


 

 

 1        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

 2  after the date it is enacted into law.

 

 3        Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

 4  unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

 

 5  enacted into law:

 

 6        (a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5779 (request no.

 

 7  05298'16).

 

 8        (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5780 (request no.

 

 9  05299'16).