(a) A person commits the crime or offense, as applicable, of promoting an exhibition of fighting animals if the person

Attorney's Note

Under the Alaska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonyup to 5 yearsup to $50,000
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $25,000
For details, see Alaska Stat. § 12.55.125 and Alaska Stat. § 12.55.135
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 11.61.145

  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) owns, possesses, keeps, or trains an animal with intent that it be engaged in an exhibition of fighting animals;
(2) instigates, promotes, or has a pecuniary interest in an exhibition of fighting animals; or
(3) attends an exhibition of fighting animals.
(b) The animals, equipment, vehicles, money, and other personal property used by a person in a violation of (a)(1) or (2) of this section shall be forfeited to the state if the person is convicted of an offense under this section.
(c)[Repealed, Sec. 103 ch 13 SLA 2019.]
(d) Promoting an exhibition of fighting animals

(1) under (a)(1) or (2) of this section is a class C felony;
(2) under (a)(3) of this section is

(A) a violation

(i) for the first offense;
(ii) punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 for the second offense; and
(B) a class A misdemeanor for the third and each subsequent offense.
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