Mississippi Senate Bill 2581 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 97-41-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms Relating To Cruelty To Domesticated Dogs And Cats; To Provide That Each Act Of Simple Cruelty To A Dog Or Cat Is A Separate Offense; To Increase The Penalty For A First Offense Of Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog Or Cat To A Felony With A Fine Of Not More Than $5,000.00 Or Imprisonment For Not Less Than One Year Nor More Than Five Years; To Provide That All Offenses Of Simple Cruelty To A Dog Or Cat Committed Against More Than One Dog Or Cat Is A Separate Offense; To Provide That All Offenses Of Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog Or Cat That Are Committed Against One Or More Dogs Or Cats As Part Of The Same Criminal Episode Are A Single Offense; To Authorize The Humane Killing Of A Dog Or Cat If A Reasonable Person Would Under Similar Circumstances; And For Related Purposes.

Domesticated dog and cat cruelty; revise.

Sen. Sally Doty [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	Senate	Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2581.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2581IN.htm