Delaware Senate Bill 156 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-05 - SS 1 for SB 156 - Re-Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
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. George [?]

Rep. Earl Jaques [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-05		SS 1 for SB 156 - Re-Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
2011-07-05		Substituted in Senate by SS 1 for SB 156
2011-06-23		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/e2162cdff5d376b3852578b80070fbeb?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+156/$file/legis.html?open