MD HB336 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 30 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-27 - Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring a court to order a defendant convicted of a specified charge of animal cruelty, as a condition of sentencing, to assign ownership of a specified animal to the agency or organization that confiscated the animal for disposal at the discretion of that agency or organization and to pay, in addition to any other fines and costs, all reasonable costs incurred in removing, feeding, housing, treating, or euthanizing an animal confiscated from the defendant.

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Title

Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Assignment and Costs of Animal

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-27 Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
2012-01-30 First Reading Judiciary

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