II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2439 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2007 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the National Incident Based Reporting System, the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and the Law Enforcement National Data Exchange Program to list cruelty to animals as a separate offense category.

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Inclusion of cruelty to animals on crime data bases

The Attorney General shall, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, modify the National Incident Based Reporting System, the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and the Law Enforcement National Data Exchange Program to list cruelty to animals as a separate offense category.

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Implementation

Section 1 shall be implemented not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.