ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 25

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  HB 80

  Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman, Boutin, James, McComas, and Parrott

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Nutrient Management Plans - Applicability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 133

  Status as of February 17, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schisler and Bozman

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Transportation of a Deer Carcass - Restrictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 223

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 414

  Sponsored By

  Garrett County Delegation

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Animal Control - Civil and Criminal Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 337

  Status as of March 21, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Owings, Amedori, Bartlett, Bates, Bozman, G. Clagett, Donoghue, Edwards, Hogan, Kelly, McKee, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Schisler, Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Deer Hunting - Length of Firearms Season

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 355

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boschert, Cadden, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, Cryor, Frush, Gaines, Healey, Hutchins, Leopold, Love, Moe, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Sophocleus, Sossi, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Dogs - Licensing, Procedures, and Penalties - Debarking or Silencing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 365

  Status as of February 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Healey, Hubbard, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McConkey, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Petzold, Ross, Rzepkowski, Simmons, Stern, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 475

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glassman and Parrott

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Regulation of Domesticated Reindeer

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 572

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott and Weir

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Crossbow Hunting - Authorization

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 573

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Kach, Lee, Madaleno, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, and Stern

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Hunting - Private Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 612

  Status as of April 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Dogs and Cats - Killing or Poisoning

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 624

  Status as of April 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Simmons, Barkley, Benson, Boschert, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Costa, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Feldman, Frush, Fulton, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hurson, Kach, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McDonough, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, O'Donnell, Owings, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Smigiel, Stern, and Stull

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 629

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Bronrott, Dumais, and Moe

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Black Bear Hunt - Moratorium

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 679

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 170

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boutin, Cane, Owings, Weir, and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Expanded Deer Management

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 755

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Frush, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Cryor, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hurson, Lee, Madaleno, Moe, Montgomery, Oaks, and Stern

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Confinement of Pregnant Sows and Gilts - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 861

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 331

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer and Boteler

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Property Tax - Credit - The Maryland State Game and Fish Protective Association, Inc.

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 975

  Status as of March 5, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer and Boteler

  Entitled

  Ferret Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1005

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Owings and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Calvert County - Calvert Animal Shelter and Education Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1027

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 192

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Animal Control Enabling Law

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1058

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Amedori, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boutin, Bozman, Cadden, Cane, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Glassman, Hogan, Hennessy, Impallaria, James, Jameson, Krebs, Love, McDonough, McKee, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Rudolph, Schisler, Shank, Stocksdale, Stull, F. Turner, Wood, Jennings, Sossi, Weir, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Nutrient Management Plans - Temporary Suspension of Enforcement of Penalty Provisions - Education Efforts and Report Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1149

  Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates V. Clagett, Barve, Cadden, G. Clagett, Conway, Edwards, Franchot, Howard, James, Jones, McIntosh, Menes, Sossi, Taylor, and Wood

  Entitled

  Advisory Council on Maryland's Equine Economy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 43

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 359

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  State Designations - Thoroughbred Horse as the State Horse

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 271

  Status as of March 17, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Jones, Pinsky, and Stone

  Entitled

  Agriculture - Confinement of Pregnant Sows - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 272

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld, Britt, Gladden, Kramer, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Leghold Traps - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 287

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 373

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Hooper, Conway, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Nonnative Aquatic Organisms - State of Nuisance - Abatement and Summary Abatement Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 617

  Status as of March 23, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Stoltzfus, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, and Munson

  Entitled

  Nutrient Management Plans - Grant of a Right of Entry and Penalties - Suspension of Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs