Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Veterinarians; prohibit debarking or surgically silencing a vicious dog.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/08 (H) Referred To Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2002 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Fleming
Title: AN ACT TO PROHIBIT DEBARKING OR SURGICALLY SILENCING A VICIOUS DOG; TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF A DEBARKED OR SURGICALLY SILENCED VICIOUS DOG; TO REQUIRE A VETERINARIAN TO OBTAIN A WRITTEN WAIVER FROM THE OWNER OF THE DOG ATTESTING THAT THE DOG IS NOT A VICIOUS DOG; TO PROHIBIT FALSELY ATTESTING ON A WRITTEN WAIVER FORM BEFORE HAVING A DOG DEBARKED OR SURGICALLY SILENCED THAT THE DOG IS NOT A VICIOUS DOG; TO PROVIDE AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO THE PROHIBITIONS CREATED BY THE ACT FOR A VETERINARIAN WHO OBTAINS A WRITTEN WAIVER BEFORE A DOG IS DEBARKED OR SURGICALLY SILENCED; TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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