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1999 SESSION

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SB 769 Cruelty to animals.

Introduced by: Yvonne B. Miller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Cruelty to animals. Makes intentionally overriding, overdriving, overloading, torturing, ill-treating, inflicting inhumane injury or pain not connected with bona fide scientific or medical experimentation, or cruelly or unnecessarily beating, maiming, mutilating, or killing any animal a Class 6 felony. Currently such acts are Class 1 misdemeanors.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 995241717  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/99  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 995241717
• 01/13/99  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/99  Senate: Passed by for the day in C. J. (15-Y 0-N)