Rabid animals; Class 1 misdemeanor for person to permit rabid dog or cat to stray from premises.

Rabid animals. Raises from a Class 4 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanor the punishment for an owner of a dog or cat who has been ordered to or agreed to confine such dog or cat pursuant to an animal confinement agreement or a plan upon suspicion of the dog or cat having rabies to permit the dog or cat to stray from his premises and such dog or cat (i) bites, attacks, or inflicts injury on a companion animal that is a dog or cat; (ii) kills a companion animal that is a dog or cat; or (iii) bites, attacks, or inflicts injury on a person.