2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 612

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Owings and O'Donnell
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Dogs and Cats - Killing or Poisoning

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from willfully and maliciously giving poison or ground glass to a cat with the intent that the cat ingest it; altering specified penalties for specified crimes; and establishing that specified penalties apply to specified crimes.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Judiciary
2/12
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (137-1)
Senate Action
3/20
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored by:
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS; RADIATN.
PENALTIES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 10-611 , 10-618 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 582018/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2003   at: 11:44 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 19, 2003: Third Reading Passed (137-1)