Mississippi Senate Bill 2075 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 97-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Crime Of Cruelty To Animals, To Incorporate Elements Of Offenses Found Elsewhere In Chapter 41, And To Distinguish Between Misdemeanor And Felony Degrees Of The Offense; To Amend Section 97-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Process By Which An Animal May Be Lawfully Destroyed, And To Grant Immunity To Those Acting Under The Section In Good Faith; To Enact Definitions; To Provide Exemptions From The Application Of The Chapter; To Repeal Section 97-41-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Carrying Any Creature In A Cruel Or Inhuman Manner Is A Misdemeanor; To Repeal Section 97-41-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Confining Any Living Creature Without Sufficient Food And Water Is A Misdemeanor; To Repeal Section 97-41-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That A Custodian Of Any Living Creature Who Fails To Provide Sufficient Food And Drink Is Guilty Of A Misdemeanor; To Repeal Section 97-41-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Penalties For Certain Acts Of Cruelty To Animals; And For Related Purposes.

Animal cruelty; revise offense.

Sen. Bob Dearing [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-06		Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/SB/SB2075.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2075IN.htm