Cruelty to animals; serious bodily injury, first offense, penalty.

Cruelty to animals; serious bodily injury; firstoffense; penalty. Provides that a person who commits an act ofanimal cruelty that results in serious bodily injury to or the deathor euthanasia of an animal is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currentlaw requires that the person have been convicted of an act of crueltywithin the past five years and that an animal die as a direct resultof the current or past act of cruelty before the violation is a Class6 felony. The bill expands the authority of a court to order angermanagement treatment from cases of misdemeanor cruelty to all cases.The bill contains technical amendments.