Bill Summary for H 507 (2019-2020)

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Mar 27 2019

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View NCGA Bill Details2019-2020 Session
House Bill 507 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 27, 2019
AN ACT TO CRIMINALIZE THE ACT OF CAUSING A PERSON UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE TO BE PRESENT AT AN EXHIBITION FEATURING ANIMAL FIGHTING.
Intro. by McNeill, C. Smith, Hurley.

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Amends GS 14-362 to make it a Class I felony to cause a person under age 16 to be present at an exhibition featuring cock fighting.

Amends GS 14-362.1 to make it a Class 2 misdemeanor to causes a person under age 16 to be present at an exhibition featuring the fighting or baiting of an animal (other than a cock or a dog).

Amends GS 14-362.2 to make it a Class H felony to causes a person under age 16 to be present at an exhibition featuring the baiting of a dog or the fighting of a dog with another dog or with another animal. 

Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2019.