Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1539

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Background

Title

Description: Crimes; revise crime of cruelty to animals and create position of cruelty investigator.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Agriculture
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Holland*

Code Sections: A 097-0041-0001, A 097-0041-0002, A 097-0041-0003, RP 097-0041-0005, RP 097-0041-0007, RP 097-0041-0009, RP 097-0041-0013

Title: AN ACT TO REVISE THE CRIME OF ANIMAL CRUELTY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCORPORATE ELEMENTS OF OFFENSES FOUND ELSEWHERE IN CHAPTER 41 PERTAINING TO CRIMES AGAINST ANIMALS AND TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY DEGREES OF THE OFFENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE POSITION OF "CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR" AND TO REQUIRE THAT A PERSON HOLDING SUCH POSITION SHALL POSSESS CERTAIN CREDENTIALS; TO ALLOW DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO RELY UPON AFFIDAVITS MADE BY CRUELTY INVESTIGATORS; TO SET FORTH PENALTIES FOR ACTING AS A CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR WITHOUT POSSESSING THE PROPER CREDENTIALS; TO REVISE THE PROCEDURE FOR LAWFULLY SEIZING AN ANIMAL; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN ANIMAL IS SEIZED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE ANIMAL SHALL BE FORFEITED TO THE STATE FOR RELEASE TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS AS ITS PURPOSE THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROCESS BY WHICH AN ANIMAL MAY BE LAWFULLY DESTROYED; TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE APPLICATION OF THE CHAPTER; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 97-41-5, 97-41-7, 97-41-9 AND 97-41-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTE CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES AND PENALTIES FOUND IN THE CHAPTER OF LAW PERTAINING TO THE CRIME OF ANIMAL CRUELTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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