Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39.
Tennessee HB1444 proposes to increase the penalty for aggravated cruelty to animals from a Class E felony to a Class D felony. The bill also includes provisions to classify aggravated cruelty to animals as an offense for which a juvenile may be designated as a serious youthful offender. This legislation affects individuals convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals and aims to strengthen the legal consequences for such offenses.
Tennessee HB1444 proposes to increase the penalty for aggravated cruelty to animals from a Class E felony to a Class D felony. The bill also includes provisions to classify aggravated cruelty to animals as an offense for which a juvenile may be designated as a serious youthful offender. This legislation affects individuals convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals and aims to strengthen the legal consequences for such offenses.
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