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AB540,4,2120 (b) 1. He or she has been convicted of a serious felony in this state within the
21preceding 10 years.
AB540,4,2322 2. Within the preceding 10 years, he or she has been convicted of a crime
23elsewhere that would be a serious felony if committed in this state.
AB540,5,3
1(c) 1. He or she is on extended supervision as part of a sentence following a
2conviction for a serious felony or is on parole or probation following a conviction for
3a serious felony.
AB540,5,54 2. He or she is on a supervised status following a conviction for a crime
5elsewhere that would be a serious felony if committed in this state.
AB540,5,76 (d) He or she has been adjudicated delinquent within the preceding 10 years
7for an act that if committed by an adult in this state would be a serious felony.
AB540,5,108 (e) He or she has been found not guilty within the preceding 10 years of a
9serious felony, or of a crime elsewhere that would be a serious felony if committed in
10this state, by reason of insanity or mental disease, defect, or illness.
AB540,5,12 11(3) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), whoever violates sub.
12(2) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AB540,5,1413 (b) Whoever violates sub. (2) is guilty of a Class I felony if an individual or an
14animal suffers great bodily harm or death as a result of the violation.
AB540,5,1815 (c) Whoever violates sub. (2) is guilty of a Class H felony if an individual suffers
16great bodily harm or death as a result of the violation and the actor knowingly
17allowed the dog to run loose or failed to take steps to keep the dog in an enclosure or
18under control.
AB540,5,20 19(4) Applicability. (a) This section does not apply to any person specified in sub.
20(2) who has received a pardon with respect to the serious felony.
AB540,5,2121 (b) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person if any of the following applies:
AB540,5,2322 1. Not more than 5 days have elapsed since the person received a written order
23under s. 173.29 declaring the dog vicious.
AB540,5,2424 2. An appeal is pending under ch. 68.
AB540,6,3
1(5) Request for exemption. (a) A person may request an exemption from the
2prohibition under sub. (2) by filing a written motion in the circuit court for the county
3in which the person will possess, control, or reside with the vicious dog.
AB540,6,104 (b) A person who files a motion under par. (a) shall send a copy of the motion
5to the district attorney for the county in which the motion is filed. The district
6attorney shall make a reasonable attempt to contact the county sheriff and, if
7applicable, the chief of police of a city, village, or town in the county for the purpose
8of informing the sheriff and the chief of police that the person has made a request for
9an exemption and to solicit from the sheriff and chief of police any information that
10may be relevant to the criteria specified in par. (c) 1. and 2.
AB540,6,1111 (c) A court shall grant a request under par. (a) if all of the following apply:
AB540,6,1312 1. The person has a reasonable need to possess, control, or reside with a vicious
13dog to earn a livelihood or as a condition of employment.
AB540,6,1514 2. Exempting the person from the prohibition under sub. (2) will not endanger
15public safety.
AB540,6,22 16(6) Surrender of vicious dog. A court that sentences a person who is convicted
17of violating sub. (2) may order that the vicious dog that is involved in the violation
18be delivered to the local humane officer or society, to the county or municipal pound,
19or to a law enforcement officer if the court considers the order to be reasonable and
20appropriate. The society, pound, or officer shall, in accordance with s. 173.23 (1m),
21release the vicious dog to a person other than a person under sub. (2) or dispose of
22the vicious dog in a proper and humane manner.
AB540,4 23Section 4 . 971.17 (1i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB540,7,224 971.17 (1i) Notice of restrictions on possession of a dog. If the defendant
25under sub. (1) is found not guilty of a serious felony, as defined in s. 941.293 (1) (b),

1by reason of mental disease or defect, the court shall inform the defendant of the
2requirements and penalties under s. 941.293.
AB540,5 3Section 5 . 973.0336 of the statutes is created to read:
AB540,7,7 4973.0336 Sentencing; restriction on possession of a dog. Whenever a
5court imposes a sentence or places a defendant on probation for a conviction for a
6serious felony, as defined in s. 941.293 (1) (b), the court shall inform the defendant
7of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.293.
AB540,6 8Section 6 . Initial applicability.
AB540,7,99 (1) Possession of a dog.
AB540,7,1110 (a) In this subsection, “serious felony" has the meaning given in s. 941.293 (1)
11(b).
AB540,7,1512 (b) The treatment of s. 941.293 first applies to the possession of a dog that
13occurs on the effective date of this paragraph, but does not preclude the counting of
14an act that was committed before the effective date of this paragraph for purposes
15of determining whether any of the following makes a person subject to s. 941.293:
AB540,7,16 161. The person has been convicted of a serious felony in this state.
AB540,7,18 172. The person has been convicted of a crime elsewhere that would be a serious
18felony if committed in this state.
AB540,7,20 193. The person has been adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by
20an adult in this state would be a serious felony.
AB540,7,22 214. The person has been found not guilty of a serious felony in this state by
22reason of mental disease or defect.
AB540,7,25 235. The person has been found not guilty of or not responsible for a crime
24elsewhere by reason of insanity or mental disease, defect, or illness if the crime would
25be a serious felony in this state.
AB540,8,3
1(2) Determinations that a dog is vicious. The treatment of s. 173.29 first
2applies to incidents described under s. 173.29 (3) that occur on the effective date of
3this paragraph.
AB540,8,44 (End)
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