Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on January 20, 2017
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 16, 2017
Defines specific elements that comprise unlawful and inhumane restraint of a dog by the neck on a rope or tie-out device. Applies a recklessness standard which prohibits a person from leaving a dog tied up for a long enough time to risk substantial harm, when a reasonable person in the same circumstances would not disregard the risk.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 17, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 24, 2017