Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Crimes; revise crime of cruelty to animals.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Smith (39th)
Code Sections: A 097-0041-0001, A 097-0041-0002
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIME OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES OF THE CRIME SHALL APPLY ONLY TO DOMESTICATED ANIMALS; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF RECEIVING A CONTRIBUTION OR DONATION FOR THE CARE OF AN ANIMAL AND THEN NOT PROVIDING SUCH CARE; TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR THE CRIME OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; TO CREATE THE FELONY OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND PRESCRIBE PENALTIES THEREFOR; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES INVOLVING ANIMALS WILL NOT CONSTITUTE THE CRIME OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; TO SPECIFY THOSE EXEMPT ACTIVITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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