Georgia House Bill 109 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 16 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-26 - 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. R Bryant [D]	Sen. Earl Carter [R]	Rep. Burke Day [R]	Rep. Craig Gordon [D]
Rep. Edward Stephens [D]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/26114
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb109_LC_21_0070_a_2.htm