Signed by Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that makes it a third degree felony to knowingly torture a companion animal.

Highlights:

- Defines animal "torture" as deliberately causing intense physical pain to an animal in an especially heinous, depraved or cruel manner [sec. 2 (1) (h)]. - Defines "companion animal" as an animal that is either a domestic cat or dog [sec. 2 (1) (c)]. - Exempts customary farming practices and legal hunting and fishing practices from the statuses governing animal cruelty [sec. 2 (9)].

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that makes it a third degree felony to knowingly torture a companion animal.

Highlights:

- Defines animal "torture" as deliberately causing intense physical pain to an animal in an especially heinous, depraved or cruel manner [sec. 2 (1) (h)]. - Defines "companion animal" as an animal that is either a domestic cat or dog [sec. 2 (1) (c)]. - Exempts customary farming practices and legal hunting and fishing practices from the statuses governing animal cruelty [sec. 2 (9)].

Full Bill Text