SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1904

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Thomas moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 19, between lines 24 and 25,

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17         Section 21.  Subsection (4) of section 828.12, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         828.12  Cruelty to animals.--

20         (4)  A person who intentionally trips, fells, ropes, or

21  lassos the legs of a horse by any means for the purpose of

22  wagering for entertainment or sport purposes shall be guilty

23  of a third degree felony, punishable as provided in s.

24  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.  As used in this

25  subsection, "trip" means any act that consists of the use of

26  any wire, pole, stick, rope, or other apparatus to cause a

27  horse to fall or lose its balance, and "horse" means any

28  animal of any registered breed of the genus Equus, or any

29  recognized hybrid thereof. The provisions of this subsection

30  shall not apply when tripping is used:

31         (a)  To control a horse that is posing an immediate

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1904

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 1  threat to other livestock or human beings;

 2         (b)  For the purpose of identifying ownership of the

 3  horse when its ownership is unknown; or

 4         (c)  For the purpose of administering veterinary care

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11  And the title is amended as follows:

12         On page 3, line 10, after the semicolon,

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15         amending s. 828.12, F.S.; revising provisions

16         relating to cruelty to animals;

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