Mississippi Senate Bill 2778 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - 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 Title 97, Chapter 41, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Amend Section 97-41-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Authority To Seize Maltreated, Neglected, Or Abandoned Animals; To Amend Section 97-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Process By Which An Animal May Be Lawfully Destroyed; 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 And Inhumane 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; misdemeanor offense.

Sen. J.P. Wilemon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/SB/SB2778.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2778IN.htm