Bill Text: DE SB188 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 3 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Miscellaneous Provisions Concerning Animals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-28 - Signed by Governor [SB188 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2011-SB188-Draft.html
SPONSOR: |
Sen. Blevins & Rep. M. Smith |
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DELAWARE STATE SENATE 146th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
SENATE BILL NO. 188 |
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANIMALS. |
Section 1.Amend Section 7901(a), Title 3, Chapter 79 of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:
(a)
Incorporation.—The Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is
incorporated and made a body politic and corporate in law.
(a) Incorporation.– The Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a Delaware Corporation.
SYNOPSIS
This bill would remove outdated language in this part of the Code, which was drafted before the 1873 General Corporation Law existed.It clarifies the Delaware SPCA's status as a corporation, not as a body politic – a term which is undefined and unclear. Author:Senator Blevins |