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2003 SESSION
HB 1865 Abandoning or dumping companion animals.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Abandoning or dumping companion animals. Removes abandoning and dumping any companion animal as animal cruelty. The bill adds disposal of a companion animal to the littering section of the highway laws, which carries a penalty of confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not less than $250 or more than $2,500, either or both. However, the court may suspend the imposition of any sentence on the condition that the defendant volunteer his services to remove litter from the highway.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Abandoning or dumping companion animals. Removes abandoning and dumping any companion animal as animal cruelty. The bill adds disposal of a companion animal to the littering section of the highway laws, which carries a penalty of confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not less than $250 or more than $2,500, either or both. However, the court may suspend the imposition of any sentence on the condition that the defendant volunteer his services to remove litter from the highway.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Abandoning or dumping companion animals. Increases the penalty for abandoning or dumping a companion animal in any city from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanor.