Animals -see also- Birds; Turtles

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 36

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  HB 129

  Status as of January 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Griffith, Howard, Ivey, Nathan-Pulliam, Ramirez, Reznik, Ross, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Horse Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 149

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 132

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach and Olszewski

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Trust for Care of Animal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 208

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Burns, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Harrison, Hubbard, King, Kipke, Krysiak, Lafferty, Love, Manno, McComas, Minnick, Montgomery, Reznik, Rice, Smigiel, Stein, Tarrant, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 216

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 380

  Sponsored By

  Calvert County Delegation

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Animal Control - Fines and Licenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 254

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Sossi, Beitzel, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Citations - Seizure of Equipment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 327

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Beitzel, Bates, Elliott, Elmore, Jennings, Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, Miller, Myers, Norman, Riley, Shank, Shewell, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage - Funds for Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 495

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Ali, Barkley, Bartlett, Barve, Beidle, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Frush, Gilchrist, Glenn, Hubbard, Hucker, Impallaria, Kelly, Kipke, Kramer, Lee, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Minnick, Montgomery, Ramirez, Shewell, Stein, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Limitations on Possession of Breeding Dogs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 546

  Status as of February 23, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Dumais, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Transporting Pets in Trucks or Trailers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 663

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Aumann, Bartlett, Bromwell, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, Impallaria, Jennings, Myers, Norman, Schuler, Smigiel, Sossi, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 664

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Boteler, Ali, Aumann, Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Glenn, Haddaway, Howard, McComas, Myers, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Stein, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Public Health - Food Containing a Product of Cloned Animals - Labeling

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 675

  Status as of March 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Allegany County Delegation, Cecil County Delegation, and Garrett County Delegation

  Entitled

  Allegany, Cecil, and Garrett Counties - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 831

  Status as of March 31, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Steel Jaw Leghold or Body-Gripping Traps - Prohibition MC 922-09

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 855

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Dwyer, McComas, Shank, and Stull

  Entitled

  State Government - Open Meetings Act - Definition of Public Body

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 861

  Status as of April 6, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Practice of Veterinary Medicine - Operating Without a License - Penalties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 901

  Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Ali, Aumann, DeBoy, Frank, Frick, Frush, Haddaway, Kelly, Levy, Manno, McDonough, Montgomery, Robinson, Shewell, Simmons, Sossi, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 935

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Elliott, and Stull

  Entitled

  Study to Evaluate Strategies to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 955

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 699

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Maryland Horse Industry Board - Equine Activities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 973

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 702

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Maryland Horse Industry Fund - Assessments on Commercial Equine Feed

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1015

  Status as of March 24, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jennings, Boteler, Dwyer, Ivey, Kipke, and Shank

  Entitled

  Health General - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1045

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 434

  Sponsored By

  Cecil County Delegation

  Entitled

  Cecil County - Regulation of Domestic Animals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1065

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell and Ross

  Entitled

  Calvert County - Deer Hunting on Private Lands - Sundays

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1080

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jennings, Boteler, Dwyer, Ivey, Kipke, and Shank

  Entitled

  Health General - Milk Products - Raw Milk - Consumer Owned Livestock

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1177

  Status as of March 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bartlett, Barve, Carr, G. Clagett, Eckardt, Haddaway, McComas, Morhaim, and Shank

  Entitled

  Maryland State Parks - Pet Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1208

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Ali, Bartlett, Dumais, Frank, Hecht, Kaiser, Lee, Montgomery, Schuler, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Torts - Pets - Injury or Death

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1218

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 165

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Deer Hunting - Dogs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1245

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1299

  Status as of February 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Shank

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Mistreated Animals - Seizure Requirements and Procedures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 78

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 20

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Practice of Veterinary Medicine - Students - Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 110

  Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Transporting Pets in Trucks or Trailers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 293

  Status as of March 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage - Funds for Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 318

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Della, Madaleno, and Stone

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Crimes Relating to Animals - Limitations on Possession of Breeding Dogs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 342

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Della, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Fur Labeling Requirements for Articles of Clothing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 609

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 291

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brinkley

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 652

  Status as of April 1, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Allegany and Garrett Counties - Deer Hunting on Private Property - Sundays

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 736

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Stone

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Cruelty Toward a Pet or Service Animal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 944

  Status as of April 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Colburn, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties - Deer Hunting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters