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HB 1900 Dogs; running at large on another landowner's property, penalty.

Introduced by: William J. Howell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Dogs running at large; civil penalty. Prohibits dog owners from allowing dogs to run at large on the property of another after the landowner has given notice to the dog owner to keep the dog off of the property. The bill provides for a civil penalty of $100 per dog enforced by animal control, conservation police, and other law-enforcement officers for each violation. Notice may be given verbally, in writing, with signs, or with blue tree markings.


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HISTORY

  • 01/10/17  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103022D
  • 01/10/17  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
  • 01/26/17  House: Draft Committee substitute printed to LIS only 17104816D-H1
  • 01/31/17  House: Committee substitute printed 17105053D-H2
  • 01/31/17  House: Reported from Rules with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
  • 02/02/17  House: Read first time
  • 02/03/17  House: Read second time
  • 02/03/17  House: Committee substitute agreed to 17105053D-H2
  • 02/03/17  House: Amendment by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
  • 02/03/17  House: Pending question ordered
  • 02/03/17  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1900EH2
  • 02/03/17  House: Printed as engrossed 17105053D-EH2
  • 02/06/17  House: Read third time and defeated by House (47-Y 48-N)
  • 02/06/17  House: VOTE: DEFEATED (47-Y 48-N)