HB 2483 — animal ownership; possession; prohibition

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prohibition         State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session       CHAPTER   HOUSE BILL 2483       AN ACT   amending title 13, chapter 29, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-2910.10;

definitiongood A.cause exception;

Itdefinitions isA. unlawful for a person who has been convicted of any of the following offenses to own, possess, adopt, foster, reside with or otherwise have contact with, care for or have custody of any animal in the person's household:

It is unlawful for a person who has been convicted of any of the following offenses to own, possess, adopt, foster, reside with or otherwise intentionally contact, care for or have custody of any animal in the person's household:

For a first felony conviction or a second or subsequent misdemeanor conviction, at least fifteenten years.

On proper application and not less than one year after the person is convicted of a misdemeanor violation of an offense listed in subsection A of this section or fivetwo and one-half years after the person is convicted of a felony violation, the person may apply to have the person's right to possess an animal restored.

A convicted person who violateslives thisin sectiona household with an animal that is guiltyowned, ofpossessed, adopted or fostered by another person in the household may apply to the court for a classgood 1cause misdemeanor.exception.  A good cause exception is valid for one year and allows the convicted person to reside in the same household as an animal.

The convicted person may request the court to renew a good cause exception sixty days before the good cause exception expires.

 The court may grant a good cause exception or renew a good cause exception if all of the following apply:

1.

The convicted person is on supervised or unsupervised probation, community supervision or parole or agrees to be subject to the court's jurisdiction and supervision while living in the household.

2.

The court determines that it is in the best interests of the animal and the person who owns, possesses, adopts or fosters the animal to allow the convicted person to remain in the same household and reside with the animal.

3.

The convicted person agrees to not intentionally contact, care for or have custody of the animal.

ForA theperson purposeswho ofviolates this section,section "Animal":is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

G.

For the purposes of this section:

Means"Animal": any domesticated dog or cat.

(a) Means any domesticated dog or cat.

(b) Does not include livestock as defined in section 3-1201 or wildlife as defined in section 17-101.

Does"Household" notincludes includeall livestockof asthe definedpersons inwho sectionoccupy 3-1201a orhousing wildlifeunit as definedthe inperson's sectionusual 17-101.place of residence, including all of the following:

END_STATUTE(a) the related family members and all unrelated persons, if any, such as lodgers, foster children, wards or employees who share the housing unit.

(b) A person who lives alone in a housing unit or a group of unrelated persons sharing a housing unit such as partners or roomers.

3.

"Housing unit" means a house, an apartment, a mobile home or trailer, a group of rooms or a single room occupied as separate living quarters for a household and includes any front, side or rear yards and any garages and detached garages that are under the control of the household.

END_STATUTE       APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 19, 2021.

  FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 19, 2021.