The Georgia House approved a bill yesterday making it illegal to attend a dogfight in Georgia. The legislation allows prosecutors to charge spectators of dogfights with a misdemeanor. The penalty can be up to a year in jail and a maximum fine of five-thousand dollars. The bill also permits prosecutors to charge people who host the fights or train their canines for dogfighting with a felony.
A similar bill was passed by the Senate last year but failed to reach a vote. Dogfighting is illegal in Georgia already, but the current law only allows people caught in the act to be charged with a misdemeanor.
A similar bill was passed by the Senate last year but failed to reach a vote. Dogfighting is illegal in Georgia already, but the current law only allows people caught in the act to be charged with a misdemeanor.
