Mississippi House Bill 381 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create Section 97-41-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Cruelty To Vertebrate Animals; To Create Section 97-41-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Crime Of Aggravated Cruelty To Any Domesticated Dog Or Cat; To Create Section 97-41-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Exemptions From Criminal Liability Under The Chapter; To Create Section 97-41-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact Definitions; To Repeal Sections 97-41-1, 97-41-5, 97-41-7, 97-41-9 And 97-41-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Crimes Of Animal Cruelty; And For Related Purposes.

Crimes; revise offense of animal cruelty.

Rep. Brandon Jones [D]

Rep. Linda Whittington [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0381.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0381IN.htm