Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 915
Crimes; revise criminal offenses and penalties relating to crime of animal cruelty and exempt certain activities from crime.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES FOUND IN THE CRIMINAL LAWS RELATING TO THE CRIME OF ANIMAL CRUELTY; TO REVISE THE CRIME OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WILL NOT CONSTITUTE THE CRIME OF ANIMAL CRUELTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER PERTAINING TO THE CRIME OF ANIMAL CRUELTY SHALL NOT PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM INJURING OR KILLING AN ANIMAL REASONABLY BELIEVED TO CONSTITUTE A THREAT OF INJURY OR DEATH TO HUMANS, LIVESTOCK, POULTRY OR OTHER LAWFULLY KEPT ANIMALS; TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY DEGREES OF THE OFFENSE; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO THE CRIME OF ANIMAL CRUELTY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCORPORATE ELEMENTS OF OFFENSES FOUND ELSEWHERE IN CHAPTER 41, TITLE 97, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW ANIMALS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER BECAUSE OF A NATURAL DISASTER OR EMERGENCY TO BE LAWFULLY SEIZED; 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 AMEND SECTION 97-41-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY AND TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FOR THE LAWFUL EUTHANASIA OF A DOG; 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
Judiciary BFeb 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 Judiciary B and on Agriculture
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Judiciary B;AgricultureHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives