Mississippi Senate Bill 2780 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
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 Distinguish Between Misdemeanor And Felony Offenses Of The Crime, 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.

Aggravated animal cruelty; first offense a felony.

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/SB2780.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2780IN.htm