Animal cruelty
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 47 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3, TO PROVIDE THAT TETHERING A DOG IS UNLAWFUL UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO UNLAWFULLY TETHERS A DOG IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-7-10(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET, BY ADDING THE OFFENSE OF THE UNLAWFUL TETHERING OF A DOG.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Jan 14, 2020
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Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dick Harpootlian
DDemocratic
P
Paul G. Campbell, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
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