SB88,6,1413 (b) Possess a dog over 12 weeks of age that does not have an identifying
14microchip.
SB88,6,16 15(4) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), whoever violates sub.
16(3) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
SB88,6,1817 (b) Whoever violates sub. (3) (a) is guilty of a Class I felony if a person or an
18animal suffers great bodily harm or death as a result of the violation.
SB88,6,2219 (c) Whoever violates sub. (3) (a) is guilty of a Class H felony if an individual
20suffers great bodily harm or death as a result of the violation and the person
21knowingly allowed the dog to run loose or failed to take steps to keep the dog in an
22enclosure or under control.
SB88,6,24 23(5) Applicability. (a) This section does not apply to any person specified in sub.
24(2) who has received a pardon with respect to the serious felony.
SB88,6,2525 (b) Subsection (3) (a) does not apply to a person if any of the following applies:
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11. Not more than 5 days have elapsed since the person received a written order
2under s. 173.29 declaring the dog vicious.
SB88,7,33 2. A hearing is pending under ch. 68.
SB88,7,7 4(6) Request for exemption. (a) A person specified in sub. (2) may request an
5exemption from a prohibition under sub. (3) by filing a written motion in the circuit
6court for the county in which the person will possess, control, or reside with the
7vicious dog or possess a dog without an identifying microchip.
SB88,7,148 (b) A person who files a motion under par. (a) shall send a copy of the motion
9to the district attorney for the county in which the motion is filed. The district
10attorney shall make a reasonable attempt to contact the county sheriff and, if
11applicable, the chief of police of a city, village, or town in the county for the purpose
12of informing the sheriff and the chief of police that the person has made a request for
13an exemption and to solicit from the sheriff and chief of police any information that
14may be relevant to the criteria specified in par. (c) 1. and 2.
SB88,7,1515 (c) A court shall grant a request under par. (a) if all of the following apply:
SB88,7,1816 1. The person has a reasonable need to possess, control, or reside with a vicious
17dog, or to possess a dog without an identifying microchip, to earn a livelihood or as
18a condition of employment.
SB88,7,2019 2. Exempting the person from the prohibition under sub. (3) will not endanger
20public safety.
SB88, s. 5 21Section 5. 971.17 (1i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB88,7,2522 971.17 (1i) Notice of restrictions on possession of a dog. If the defendant
23under sub. (1) is found not guilty of a serious felony, as defined in s. 941.292 (1) (d),
24by reason of mental disease or defect, the court shall inform the defendant of the
25requirements and penalties under s. 941.292.
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1Section 6. 973.0336 of the statutes is created to read:
SB88,8,5 2973.0336 Sentencing; restriction on possession of a dog. Whenever a
3court imposes a sentence or places a defendant on probation for a conviction for a
4serious felony, as defined in s. 941.292 (1) (d), the court shall inform the defendant
5of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.292.
SB88, s. 7 6Section 7. Initial applicability.
SB88,8,77 (1) Possession of a dog.
SB88,8,98 (a) In this subsection, "serious felony" has the meaning given in section 941.292
9(1) (d) of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB88,8,1410 (b) The treatment of section 941.292 of the statutes first applies to the
11possession of a dog that occurs on the effective date of this paragraph, but does not
12preclude the counting of an act that was committed before the effective date of this
13paragraph for purposes of determining whether any of the following makes a person
14subject to section 941.292 of the statutes, as created by this act:
SB88,8,15 151. The person has been convicted of a serious felony in this state.
SB88,8,17 162. The person has been convicted of a crime elsewhere that would be a serious
17felony if committed in this state.
SB88,8,19 183. The person has been adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by
19an adult in this state would be a serious felony.
SB88,8,21 204. The person has been found not guilty of a serious felony in this state by
21reason of mental disease or defect.
SB88,8,24 225. The person has been found not guilty of or not responsible for a crime
23elsewhere by reason of insanity or mental disease, defect, or illness if the crime would
24be a serious felony in this state.
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1(2) Information at dispositional hearings. The treatment of section 938.3416
2of the statutes first applies to dispositional hearings that occur on the effective date
3of this subsection.
SB88,9,64 (3) Information at commitment hearings. The treatment of section 971.17 (1i)
5of the statutes first applies to commitment hearings that occur on the effective date
6of this subsection.
SB88,9,97 (4) Information at sentencing. The treatment of section 973.0336 of the
8statutes first applies to sentencing proceedings that occur on the effective date of this
9subsection.
SB88,9,1010 (End)
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