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2002 SESSION

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HB 1012 Animal cruelty.

Introduced by: James M. Scott | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Animal cruelty. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony to cause the death of a companion animal by willfully and maliciously torturing or inflicting inhumane injury or pain or cruelly beating, maiming or mutilating such animal. Companion animal is defined in § 3.1-796.66. This bill was incorporated into HB 707.

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• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024474928  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024474928
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/22/02  House: Assigned to A., C. & N. R. sub-committee: 1
• 01/23/02  House: Referred from Agri., Chesapeake & Natural Res.(22-Y0-N) by voice vote
• 01/23/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/02  House: Incorporated by C. J. (HB707-Armstrong) (22-Y 0-N)