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2009 SESSION

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HB 2381 Protective orders; court may include therein provisions for protection of companion animals, etc.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Protective orders; companion animals.  Provides that a court may include in a protective order provisions prohibiting harm to a companion animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the petitioner, or his family or household members, when the harm to the companion animal is with the intent to threaten, coerce, intimidate or harm the petitioner or his family or household members.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Protective orders; companion animals and livestock.  Provides that a court may include in a protective order provisions for the protection of companion animals and livestock owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the party, or his family or household members, for whose benefit the protective order was entered.