2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 339

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 296
Sponsored By:
Delegates Menes, Barkley, Barve, Bronrott, Cane, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Hogan, Hubbard, King, Love, Mandel, McComas, Montgomery, Parker, Ross, Stern, and Weldon
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Prohibition Against Wild Animals as Pets

Synopsis:

Clarifying and altering the application of a prohibition against the ownership of specified wild animals for specified purposes; prohibiting a person from possessing and breeding specified wild animals; providing that the Act does not limit a county or municipal corporation from enacting specified laws or adopting specified regulations; and clarifying the requirement for certain county, municipal, and local authorities to adhere to local restraint requirements if stricter than federal restraint requirements.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Judiciary
1/26
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
LAWS AND ORDINANCES -see also- PUB LOCAL LAWS; UNIFORM LAWS.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
NOTICES
PENALTIES
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law
( 10-621 )

Documents:

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