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Location Bill  Title  Date  Category
Massachusetts  MA SB 767  Animal cruelty - allows a party of interest to bring an action against an offender  1/22/2013  Dead
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Bill Text

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1063         FILED ON: 1/17/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 767

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mark C. Montigny

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
              Court assembled:

              The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:

An Act relative to a private cause of action to prevent the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

 

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1063        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 767

By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 767) of Mark C. Montigny and Benjamin Swan for legislation to prevent the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals.  The Judiciary. 


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 

 

An Act relative to a private cause of action to prevent the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals.
 

              Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

              SECTION 1.  Chapter 243 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition is amended by inserting after section 6 the following new section:-

              Section 7.  A party of interest may bring an action under this chapter for the protection and humane treatment of animals.  It shall be proper in any action to combine causes of action against one or more defendants for the protection of one or more animals. A party in interest as plaintiff shall include any person even if the person does not have any legal interest or possessory rights in an animal. Such person has standing to bring an action under this section based on the public policy against animal mistreatment.  The action may be commenced against any individual, guardian or any entity that has possession of an animal and has engaged in or defendant shall include any guardian who has or is engaging in cruel or inhumane treatment of an animal or animals. 

              “Cruel and inhumane treatment of an animal or animals” shall include a violation of chapter 272, sections 77 to 80G or any circumstance in which the life, health or safety of the animal is at risk.

 

 


Details
Category   Date   Detail  
  Status 7/31/2014  Bill died at adjournment; no carryover to 2015 
  Status 7/7/2014  Bill substituted by House Bill 4244 
  Status 3/20/2014  Reporting date extended to 6/30/14, pending concurrence 
  Status 1/6/2014  Carried over to 2014 legislative session 
  Information 3/3/2013  From the US Sportsmen's Alliance: MA Bill Encourages PETA To Sue Sportsmen 
  Status 1/22/2013  Referred to Judiciary Committee 
 


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