MD HB618 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-08 - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting a person from knowingly using, or causing the use of, an elephant to participate in a certain traveling animal act; establishing that a certain prohibition does not apply to a certain elephant exhibition at a nonmobile, permanent institution or facility; establishing a civil penalty for violation of the Act; providing that a person who violates the Act may be issued a certain citation; establishing certain requirements for a citation issued under the Act; etc.

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Title

Criminal Law – Cruelty to Animals – Traveling Elephant Acts

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-08HouseHearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-01-29HouseFirst Reading Judiciary

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