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| Bill Number: |
371 |
| Body: |
H |
| State: |
Vermont |
| Author: |
Pugh (D) |
Status: |
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| Bill Location: |
HOUSE (NO ASSIGNED COMMITTEE YET) |
| Most Recent Action: |
INTRODUCED ON 2/25/11 |
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| Summary: |
Proposes to impose criminal penalties for animal hoarding. Defines an "animal hoarder" as a person who: (1) possesses five or more animals; (2) fails to provide for the animals in violation of subdivision 352(4) of this title; (3) keeps the animals in a severely overcrowded environment; and (4) displays an inability to recognize or understand the nature of or has a reckless disregard for the conditions under which the animals are living and the deleterious impact they have on the animals' health and well-being. |
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Federal / State Issue Tracking - Bill 41
| Bill Number: |
41 |
| Body: |
S |
| State: |
Vermont |
| Author: |
McCormack (D) |
Status: |
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| Bill Location: |
SENATE JUDICIARY |
| Most Recent Action: |
INTRODUCED ON 1/31/11 |
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| Summary: |
Proposes to create a registry within the Department of Public Safety with the names of individuals who have been convicted of abusing animals. |
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Federal / State Issue Tracking - Bill 1437
| Bill Number: |
1437 |
| Body: |
H |
| State: |
Massachusetts |
| Author: |
Galvin (D) |
Status: |
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| Bill Location: |
JOINT MUNIC & REG GOV'T |
| Most Recent Action: |
INTRODUCED ON 1/20/11 |
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| Summary: |
(FORMERLY HD 1174) Relates to the spaying and neutering of cats. Provides that no person shall own or harbor, within the commonwealth any cat over the age of 6 months which has not been spayed or neutered, unless such person holds a license to keep an unaltered cat or a license and permit for breeding cats issued by the board of health of the city or town in which they live or unless the caretakers, due to age, health or illness and having in their possession a letter from a licensed veterinarian stating such, which shall be provided to the board of health. |
Federal / State Issue Tracking - Bill 1471
| Bill Number: |
1471 |
| Body: |
SD |
| State: |
Massachusetts |
| Author: |
Clark (D) |
Status: |
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| Bill Location: |
SENATE INTRODUCTION CALENDAR |
| Most Recent Action: |
FILED FOR INTRODUCTION ON 1/21/11 |
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| Summary: |
Relates to domestic violence and animals |
Federal / State Issue Tracking - Bill 1607
| Bill Number: |
1607 |
| Body: |
HD |
| State: |
Massachusetts |
| Author: |
Frost (R) |
Status: |
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| Bill Location: |
HOUSE INTRODUCTION CALENDAR |
| Most Recent Action: |
FILED FOR INTRODUCTION ON 1/20/11 |
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| Summary: |
Relates to establishing an animal abuse registry. |
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Mass.org
Federal / State Issue Tracking - Bill 224
| Bill Number: |
224 |
| Body: |
S |
| State: |
Connecticut |
| Author: |
Musto (D) |
Status: |
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| Bill Location: |
JOINT ENVIRONMENT |
| Most Recent Action: |
INTRODUCED ON 1/18/11 |
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| Summary: |
Creates a state fund for the spay and neutering of abandoned household pets; provides a means for spaying and neutering abandoned household pets. |
PJAC.org
Federal / State Issue Tracking - Bill 5013
| Bill Number: |
5013 |
| Body: |
H |
| State: |
Connecticut |
| Author: |
Rose (D) |
Status: |
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| Bill Location: |
JOINT ENVIRONMENT |
| Most Recent Action: |
INTRODUCED ON 1/5/11 |
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| Summary: |
Establishes an animal abuser registry; prevents the further abuse of animals by known animal abusers. Would require pet store owners, private breeders and animal shelters to check such registry prior to allowing an individual to purchase or adopt an animal. |
Federal / State Issue Tracking - Bill 1193
| Bill Number: |
1193 |
| Body: |
S |
| State: |
New Jersey |
| Author: |
Van Drew (D) |
Status: |
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| Bill Location: |
SENATE ECONOMIC GROWTH |
| Most Recent Action: |
INTRODUCED ON 2/4/10 |
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| Summary: |
Revises animal cruelty offenses concerning abuse, abandonment, neglect, and improper euthanizing of animals, increases criminal and civil penalties therefor; establishes such penalties for new offenses; repeals conflicting sections of l | |
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