Enacts "Tucker's law"; removes the two-year limit on imprisonment for aggravated cruelty to animals.
This bill, known as "Tucker's law," amends the agriculture and markets law to remove the two-year limit on imprisonment for aggravated cruelty to animals. The change allows for more severe penalties for those convicted of this offense. The act takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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