2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 510

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Boutin, Bartlett, Barve, Boschert, Elliott, Frush, Fulton, Hubers, Kach, Kirk, Klima, Marriott, Menes, Mohorovic, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Owings, Pitkin, Redmer, Rosso, Rzepkowski, Sher, Snodgrass, Sophocleus, Stern, and Stull
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from knowingly attending as a spectator a deliberately conducted event that uses a fowl, cock, or other bird to fight with another animal; prohibiting a person from possessing specified implements or devices relating to dogfighting or a fowl, cock, or other bird fighting with another animal; prohibiting a person from possessing, owning, selling, transporting, or training a dog or a fowl, cock, or other bird for specified purposes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/31
First Reading Judiciary
2/6
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
BIRDS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
PENALTIES
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law (Proposed - Text available when HB 11 passed)
( 10-605 , 10-605.1 , 10-607 , 10-608 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered