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SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would make cockfighting a class A misdemeanor passed a Senate committee Tuesday.
Under SB134, a second offense would be a third-degree felony. Bill sponsor Sen. Gene Davis, D-Salt Lake City, has unsuccessfully run the past two years.
Utah is the only Western state in which cockfighting is not a felony. The bill does not apply to raising game fowl for show.
The Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee approved the bill 3-1. It now moves to the Senate floor.
— Dennis Romboy
