Mississippi House Bill 417 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide Penalties For Any Person Who Intentionally Or Negligently Causes A Dog To Bite, Wound Or Inflict Injury Upon Another Person; To Provide Penalties For Any Dog Owner Or Person Responsible For A Dog Which Has A History Of Biting Or Propensity To Bite And Negligently Allows The Dog To Escape Or Injure Another Person; To Provide Enhanced Penalties If Injuries Caused In Violation Of This Act Result In Death Or Mutilation; To Authorize Civil Remedies For Any Person Harmed In Violation Of This Act; To Amend Section 97-3-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides A Penalty When An At-large Dog Kills A Human, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

Dogs; regulate and provide penalties for those with a history of biting.

Rep. Nick Bain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-05	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
97	3	45	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0417.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0417IN.htm