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2014 SESSION
HB 972 Protective orders; companion animals.
Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Protective orders; companion animals. Provides that a court may include in a protective order provisions granting to the petitioner possession of a companion animal if the petitioner is the owner of the animal. This bill incorporates HB 624.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Protective orders; companion animals. Provides that a court may include in a protective order provisions granting to the petitioner possession of a companion animal if the petitioner is the owner of the animal. This bill incorporates HB 624.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Protective orders; companion animals. Provides that a court may include in a protective order provisions granting to the petitioner the care, custody, and control of an animal jointly owned, possessed, or cared for by (i) the petitioner and the respondent or (ii) a child residing in the petitioner's household and the respondent.