Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Animal cruelty; revise provisions and penalties.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/20 (H) Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 03/09 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Bondurant*
Additional Author: Reynolds
Code Sections: A 097-0041-0002, A 097-0041-0016, RP 097-0041-0001, RP 097-0041-0005, RP 097-0041-0007, RP 097-0041-0009, RP 097-0041-0011, RP 097-0041-0017
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF ANIMAL ABUSE AND ANIMAL CRUELTY; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE DEFINITION OF ANIMAL; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR MALICIOUSLY KILLING AN ANIMAL; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 97-41-1, 97-41-5, 97-41-7, 97-41-9, 97-41-11 AND 97-41-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 9172, WHICH PROVIDE FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY OFFENSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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