00                            SENATE BILL NO. 214                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to penalties for cruelty to animals."                                                                  
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 11.61.140(f) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (f)  Except as provided in (g) of this section, cruelty to animals under (a)(2) or                       
05       (5) of this section is a class A misdemeanor. The court may also                                              
06                 (1)  require forfeiture of any animal affected to the state or to a                                     
07       custodian that supplies shelter, care, or medical treatment for the animal;                                       
08                 (2)  require the defendant to reimburse the state or a custodian for all                                
09       reasonable costs incurred in providing necessary shelter, care, veterinary attention, or                          
10       medical treatment for any animal affected;                                                                        
11                 (3)  prohibit or limit the defendant's ownership, possession, or custody                                
12       of animals for up to 10 years.                                                                                    
13    * Sec. 2. AS 11.61.140(g) is amended to read:                                                                      
14            (g)  Cruelty to animals under (a)(1), (3), or (4) of this section is a class C                           
15       felony. Cruelty to animals is also a class C felony if the person is convicted under                          

01       (a)(2) or (5) of this section and [IF] the person has been previously convicted on one                    
02       [TWO] or more separate occasions within 10 years of the date of the present offense                               
03       of a crime under this section, AS 11.61.145(a)(1) or (2), or a law or ordinance of                                
04       another jurisdiction having elements similar to those offenses. For a conviction                              
05       under this subsection, the [THE] court may also                                                               
06                 (1)  require forfeiture of any animal affected to the state or to a                                     
07       custodian that supplies shelter, care, or medical treatment for the animal;                                       
08                 (2)  require the defendant to reimburse the state or a custodian for all                                
09       reasonable costs incurred in providing necessary shelter, care, veterinary attention, or                          
10       medical treatment for any animal affected;                                                                        
11                 (3)  prohibit or limit the defendant's ownership, possession, or custody                                
12       of animals for up to 10 years.                                                                                    
13    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
14 read:                                                                                                                   
15       APPLICABILITY. The changes to penalties under AS 11.61.140(f) and (g), made by                                    
16 secs. 1 and 2 of this Act, apply to offenses occurring on or after the effective date of this Act.