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HB651 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021
HB651 Alabama 2010 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2010
Session
6
Sponsors

Summary

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.

Subjects
Madison County

Bill Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 638

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 637

Madison County Legislation first Substitute Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

Recommitted from Calendar to Madison County Legislation

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Madison County Legislation

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature