HB 2

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1 Bill Summary
2 Bill Actions
3 Bill Calendar
4 Bill Text
5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Tommy Hanes

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Trapping animals on public lands, liability limited to injuries caused by traps used on public land in violation of state laws or rules, Sec. 9-11-264 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a person is strictly liable for civil damages for causing injury or damage to a person or a domestic animal of a person as a result of using traps or other similar devices on public land to take, capture, or kill a fur-bearing animal protected by state laws or rules

This bill would limit the liability to injuries caused by traps or similar devices used on public land in violation of state laws or rules

To amend Section 9-11-264 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to trapping animals and strict liability for civil damages for causing injury to a person or an animal on public land; to limit the liability to injuries caused by traps or similar devices used on public land in violation of state laws or rules.

Subjects

Animals

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
January 9, 2018	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Calendar