§ 10-605. Attending dogfights or cockfights

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   (a) Dogfighting. -- A person may not knowingly attend a deliberately conducted dogfight as a spectator.

(b) Cockfighting. -- A person may not knowingly attend as a spectator a deliberately conducted event that uses a fowl, cock, or other bird to fight with another fowl, cock, or other bird.

(c) Penalty. --

   (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $ 2,500 or both.

   (2) As a condition of sentencing, the court may order a defendant convicted of violating this section to participate in and pay for psychological counseling.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 59(b)(1)(v), (2); 2002, ch. 26, § 2; 2004, chs. 120, 121; 2008, chs. 350, 351.

                    
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