HB651 Alabama 2010 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Madison Co., dogs, dangerous dogs, areas outside corporate limits of any municipality, procedure for determining and humanely destroying or returning to owner, dog required to be kept in secure enclosure, penalties, const. amend.

Description

This bill would propose a local constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, applicable to those areas of Madison County outside the corporate limits of any municipality; to establish a procedure by which a dog can be declared dangerous and be humanely destroyed.

The amendment would provide that a dog found to be dangerous but which has not caused serious physical injury to a person, could be returned to the owner if certain registration requirements are met and the dog is securely enclosed.

The amendment would provide immunity for county officers and employees and would provide for penalties.

To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to Madison County; to provide procedures for dogs within those areas of Madison County outside the corporate limits of any municipality; to establish a procedure by which a dog found to be dangerous, but which has not caused serious physical injury to a person, could be returned to the owner if certain registration requirements are met and the dog is securely enclosed; to provide for penalties; and to provide immunity for county officers and employees.

Subjects

Madison County

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2010		Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1
March 23, 2010		Engrossed
March 23, 2010		Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 638
March 23, 2010		Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 637
March 23, 2010		Madison County Legislation first Substitute Offered
March 23, 2010		Third Reading Passed
March 11, 2010		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
March 4, 2010		Recommitted from Calendar to Madison County Legislation
March 3, 2010		Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 2, 2010		Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Madison County Legislation

Bill Text

Download HB651 Alabama 2010 Session PDF

Bill Documents

Type	Link
Bill Text	HB651 Alabama 2010 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text	HB651 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced