Mississippi House Bill 530 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide A Process For Any Person To File A Dangerous Dog Complaint With Municipal Or County Law Enforcement When A Dog Bites, Causes Physical Injury Or Death To Any Person; To Amend Section 97-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Humane Euthanasia For Dogs Declared Dangerous; To Amend Section 41-53-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fine For Dogs Found Running At Large; To Amend Section 21-19-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of Municipalities To Regulate Dangerous Dogs; To Amend Section 97-3-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Provision Of Law That Provides For Animals That Kill Human Beings; To Bring Forward Section 19-5-50, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Certain Powers To Certain Municipalities Regarding Dangerous Dogs; And For Related Purposes.

Dangerous dogs; create process for complaint to be filed when someone is injured.

Rep. Nick Bain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-13	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	5	50	New Code	See Bill Text
41	53	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	3	45	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	41	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0530.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0530IN.htm