Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 941
Crimes; revise criminal offenses/penalties related to crime of animal cruelty and exempt certain activities.
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 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY DEGREES OF THE OFFENSE; 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 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 TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT 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
January 19 to February 3, 2009, 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 RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Agriculture
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary B;AgricultureHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives