(Columbia-AP) May 25, 2006 - A bill that makes cockfighting a felony and specifies that fights between hogs and dogs are illegal gained key approval in the House Thursday.
The measure closes loopholes in the state's animal fighting law to clarify that it applies to "hog-dog fights," "hog-dog rodeos," or "hog-doggins."
The felony would carry a fine of up to $5,000 or five years in prison.
Thirty-two other states already make cockfighting a felony.
The bloody sport is legal in New Mexico.
Officials with the Humane Society say it's also legal in Louisiana, but state senators there recently voted to ban it.
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