HB2174 - Tennessee: Animals And Animal Cruelty, Criminal Offenses

Companion Bill SB2282. Criminal Offenses - Creates misdemeanor offenses for removing from a dog an electronic or radio transmitting collar or microchip implant without the permission of the owner. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14. Fiscal Summary for *HB2174 / SB2282 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2174 / SB2282 This bill prohibits any person from removing an electronic or radio transmitting collar from a dog without the dog owner's permission and with the intent to prevent or hinder the owner from locating the dog. A violation of this bill would be a Class B misdemeanor punishable only by fine unless the dog is lost or killed as the proximate result of the collar removal, in which case a violation would be a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by fine. This [...]

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