Delaware House Bill 60 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1-1)
Status: Introduced on March 24 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-04 - Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill amends the minimum standards set forth in Chapter 9, Title 9 of the Delaware Code with respect to the primary enclosures and tethering of dogs. The bill establishes a formula for calculating the proper enclosure size for housing a dog in lieu of the current provision, which requires consultation of the Code of Federal Regulations. It also clarifies when the space requirements and limitations do not apply. The bill further establishes more detailed requirements for persons who tether their dogs, including a prohibition on tethering of dogs under 4 months of age and a prohibition of tethering any dog between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless it is only for a period of less than fifteen minutes.

An Act To Amend Title 9 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Dogs.

Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. George [?]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]
Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Sen. Karen Peterson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-04		Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2011-03-29		Re-Assigned to Agriculture Committee in House
2011-03-24		Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/3a7b6c52b4e74c1485257854006745ba?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+60/$file/legis.html?open