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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 1700

    Amendment No. 1

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11  The Committee on Criminal Justice recommended the following

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 1, lines 13-16, delete those lines

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18         Section 1.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 828.122,

19  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

20         828.122  Fighting or baiting animals; offenses;

21  penalties.--

22         (2)  As used in this section:

23         (a)  "Baiting" means to attack with violence, to

24  provoke, or to harass an animal with one or more animals for

25  the purpose of training an animal for, or to cause an animal

26  to engage in, fights with or among other animals.  In

27  addition, "baiting" means the use of live animals in the

28  training of racing greyhounds.

29         (b)  "Fighting" means a conflict between two or more

30  nonhuman animals.

31         (c)(b)  "Person" means every natural person, firm,

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. SB 1700

    Amendment No. 1





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