HB 2780 - Exempts Ranch Dogs from Animal Cruelty Laws - Arizona Key Vote
David Smith voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- April 12, 2012
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 11, 2012
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 5, 2012
- House Bill Passed
- March 7, 2012
- Introduced
- Feb. 8, 2012
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Title: Exempts Ranch Dogs from Animal Cruelty Laws
Signed by Governor Jan Brewer
Title: Exempts Ranch Dogs from Animal Cruelty Laws
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that exempts ranch dogs involved in shepherding or herding livestock from animal protection laws.
Highlights:
- Defines “cruelty to animals” as certain actions including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
- Neglect or abandonment;
- Failure to provide medical attention;
- Infliction of unnecessary personal injury to the animal;
- Torture; and
- Killing the animal.
- Exempts dogs from protection from the above activities if the activity is directly related to the business of shepherding or herding livestock and is necessary for the safety of a human (Sec. 1).
Title: Exempts Ranch Dogs from Animal Cruelty Laws
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that exempts ranch dogs involved in shepherding or herding livestock from animal protection laws.
Highlights:
- Defines “cruelty to animals” as certain actions including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
- Neglect or abandonment;
- Failure to provide medical attention;
- Infliction of unnecessary personal injury to the animal;
- Torture; and
- Killing the animal.
- Exempts dogs from protection from the above activities if the activity is directly related to the business of shepherding or herding livestock and is necessary for the safety of a human (Sec. 1).
Title: Exempts Ranch Dogs from Animal Cruelty Laws