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Utah House rejects bill to broaden animal-fighting prohibitions after amendment and debate
Summary
House Bill 112 — which would expand animal-fighting prohibitions beyond dogs, broaden prohibited paraphernalia and ban minors from attending fights — was amended on the floor and then narrowly failed in the House, 36-37, on Jan. 27, 2022.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Jan. 27 considered House Bill 112, a measure designed to align state law with federal standards and expand criminal prohibitions against animal fighting beyond dogfighting. After adopting a floor amendment that reinstated a third-degree felony on a third offense, the chamber rejected the amended bill 36-37.
Representative Judkins, presenting HB112 from an online location, described multiple changes in the bill: it would consolidate three separate animal-fighting statutes by replacing the word "dog" with "animal," expand the definition of "animal-fighting…
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