Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Agriculture Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 1364
Crimes; create crime of possessing certain vicious animals unless requirements are met and revise animal cruelty crimes.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT MAKING IT A CRIME TO HAVE THE CUSTODY OR POSSESSION OF CERTAIN VICIOUS ANIMALS OR DOGS, UNLESS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC ARE MET; TO REVISE CERTAIN CRIMES RELATED TO ANIMAL CRUELTY; TO EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES INVOLVING ANIMALS; TO ALLOW FOR THE SEIZURE OF CERTAIN ANIMALS THAT ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER BECAUSE OF A NATURAL DISASTER OR EMERGENCY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-53-11 AND 97-41-1, 97-41-2, 97-41-3, 97-41-5, 97-41-7, 97-41-9, 97-41-11, 97-41-13, 97-41-17, 97-41-19, 97-41-21 AND 97-41-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE JULY 1, 2008, REPEALER ON THE LAW CREATING THE CRIME OF CONDUCTING A FIGHT BETWEEN A CANINE AND A HOG; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
AgricultureFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19
- Feb 4Referred to the House committees on Agriculture and on Judiciary B
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives