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Introduced
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Passed
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Introduced Session
187th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to increasing the penalties for cruelty to animals. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill, titled "Increasing penalties for cruelty to animals," proposes to amend Section 77 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws, which deals with animal cruelty offenses. Specifically, it aims to increase the penalties associated with these offenses by changing two monetary values within the existing law. The bill will increase the number "5" to "10" in line 19 of Section 77, and it will also increase the fine amount of "$2,500" to "$5,000" in line 21 of the same section, thereby making the penalties for animal cruelty more severe.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4364 (on 07/31/2012)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H2810 |
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/187/H2810 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/PDF?billId=11423&generalCourtId=1 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/BillHtml/11423?generalCourtId=1 |
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