| TO: | Honorable Bob Hall, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture |
| FROM: | John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB1884 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the protection of animal and crop facilities; creating a criminal offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The provisions of the bill addressing criminal sanctions are the subject of this analysis. The bill would amend the Agriculture Code to create a criminal offense for committing certain acts that would cause damage to an animal or crop facility. This offense would be punished as a Class A or B misdemeanor with the punishment level based on the value of the loss to the animal or crop facility.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed one year and an optional fine not to exceed $4,000. A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed 180 days and an optional fine not to exceed $2,000. This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill addressing criminal sanctions would not result in a significant impact on state correctional populations or the demand for state correctional resources.
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| LBB Staff: | WP, LM, JPo
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