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2005 SESSION
HB 629 Animals; penalty for cruelty thereto.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Cruelty to animals, penalty. Increases the penalty from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony for acts of intentional animal cruelty or deprivation of food, shelter, or care resulting in serious injury to or the death of a companion animal.
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HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 047742312
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/04/04 House: Continued to 2005 in A., C. & N. R. (22-Y 0-N)
- 12/10/04 House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources