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	Amend CSHB 2328 (House committee report) as follows:                         

(1)  Strike page 1, line 9, through page 2, line 6, and 	substitute the following:
		(1)  tortures a livestock [an] animal;                
		(2)  fails unreasonably to provide necessary food, 
water, or care[, or shelter] for a livestock [an] animal in the 
person's custody;
		(3)  abandons unreasonably a livestock [an] animal in 
the person's custody;
		(4)  [transports or confines an animal in a cruel 
manner;  
		[(5)  kills, seriously injures, or] administers poison 
to a livestock [an] animal, other than cattle, horses, sheep, 
swine, or goats, belonging to another without legal authority or 
the owner's effective consent;
		(5)  causes one livestock animal to fight with another 
livestock animal or with an animal as defined by Section 42.092 
[(6)  causes one animal to fight with another];  or
		(6) [(7)]  uses a live livestock animal as a lure in dog 
race training or in dog coursing on a racetrack[;
		[(8)  trips a horse;                                         
		[(9)  injures an animal, other than cattle, horses, 
sheep, swine, or goats, belonging to another without legal 
authority or the owner's effective consent; or
		[(10)  seriously overworks an animal].                       
	(2)  On page 2, strike lines 18-23 and substitute the 
following:             
		[(3)  "Cruel manner" includes a manner that causes or 
permits unjustified or unwarranted pain or suffering.
		[(4)]  "Custody" includes responsibility for the 
health, safety, and welfare of a livestock [an] animal subject to 
the person's care and control, regardless of ownership of the 
livestock animal.
	(3)  On page 2, line 24, strike "(4)" and substitute "(3)".      
	(4)  On page 3, lines 3 and 4, strike "(5) "Necessary food, 
water, care, or shelter" includes food, water, care, or shelter" 
and substitute "(4) [(5)] "Necessary food, water, or care[, or 
shelter]" includes food, water, or care[, or shelter]".
	(5)  On page 3, strike lines 6 and 7 and substitute the 
following:           
		[(6)  "Trip" means to use an object to cause a horse to 
fall or lose its balance.]
	(6)  On page 3, lines 8 and 9, strike "(a)(2), (3), (4), (9), 
or (10)" and substitute "(a)(2) or[,] (3)[, (4), (9), or (10)]".
	(7)  On page 3, line 13, strike "(a)(1), (5), (6), (7), or 
(8)" and substitute "(a)(1), (4), (5), or (6)".
	(8)  On page 3, strike lines 23-25 and substitute the 
following:             
	[(f)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(8) 
that the actor tripped the horse for the purpose of identifying the 
ownership of the horse or giving veterinary care to the horse.
	(9)  On page 3, line 26, strike "(e)".                                  
	(10)  On page 4, line 5, strike "(f)" and substitute "(e)".