Georgia House Bill 109 (Prior Session Legislation)

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January 26 2009 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to gambling, so as to define a certain term; to provide that owning, possessing, keeping, or training a cock for cockfighting, causing any cock to fight or injure another cock for amusement or gain, or allowing such activities on a person's property shall constitute a felony; to provide that being present at a cockfight shall constitute a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature; to provide that being present at any place where preparations are being made for an exhibition of cockfighting shall constitute a misdemeanor; to provide for punishments; to provide for exemptions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Cockfighting; punishments; provisions

Rep Bob Bryant	Rep Earl Carter	Rep Burke Day	Rep J. Craig Gordon
Rep Mickey Stephens	Rep Ron Stephens

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-26		House Second Readers
2009-01-16		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/sum/hb109.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb109_LC_21_0070_a_2.htm