Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 488

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Description: Animals; provide definitions in chapter providing for crime of cruelty to animals.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
2		02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2003
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary B

Principal Author: Whittington

Code Section: A 097-0041-0001

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE CHAPTER PROVIDING FOR THE MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; TO CODIFY SECTION 97-41-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THE CHAPTER SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT CUSTOMARY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FARMING PRACTICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 17:50.

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