File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Boutin, Barkley, Billings, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, C.
Davis, Dewberry, Dobson, Dypski, Elliott, Frush, Fulton, Hammen,
Harrison, Hecht, Hubbard, V. Jones, Kirk, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Morhaim,
Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, and Stull
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Pit Bulls - Ban
Prohibiting a person from owning, possessing, or harboring a pit bull
in the State with an exception; authorizing an animal control officer
to seize a pit bull found in the State except under a specified
circumstance; requiring that the owner or custodian of a dog be
notified of the seizure by specified methods; authorizing the owner or
custodian of the dog to file a petition in a District Court for return
of the dog within 10 days from seizure; requiring that the dog be
destroyed under specified circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/15
- Hearing cancelled
- 3/19
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
- Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
- Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
- Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
- Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
- Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
- DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
- DISTRICT COURTS
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
- NOTICES
- PENALTIES
- PETITIONS
- SEARCH AND SEIZURE
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
70F
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered