2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 271

File Code: Agriculture Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 755
Sponsored By:
Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Jones, Pinsky, and Stone
Entitled:
Agriculture - Confinement of Pregnant Sows - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from confining or tethering a pregnant sow for a specified time in specified manners; creating exceptions to the prohibition; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; and establishing that each instance of confining or tethering a single sow constitutes a separate offense.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/12
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Withdrawn
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
PENALTIES
PREGNANCY
Bill affects the following Statute:
Agriculture
( 3-404.1 )

Documents:

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