Key Votes
SB 297 - Increasing Penalties for Animal Cruelty - Key Vote
Utah Key Votes
Stages
- March 17, 2008 Executive Signed
- March 4, 2008 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 27, 2008 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 22, 2008 Introduced
Family
- SB 297 - Increasing Penalties for Animal Cruelty
- HB 2021 - Exempts Certain Firearms from Federal Regulation
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 17, 2008
Title: Increasing Penalties for Animal Cruelty
Signed by Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (62-6) - March 4, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Increasing Penalties for Animal Cruelty
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that makes it a third degree felony to knowingly torture a companion animal.
Highlights:
- Defines animal "torture" as deliberately causing intense physical pain to an animal in an especially heinous, depraved or cruel manner [sec. 2 (1) (h)].
- Defines "companion animal" as an animal that is either a domestic cat or dog [sec. 2 (1) (c)].
- Exempts customary farming practices and legal hunting and fishing practices from the statuses governing animal cruelty [sec. 2 (9)].
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (21-6) - Feb. 27, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Increasing Penalties for Animal Cruelty
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that makes it a third degree felony to knowingly torture a companion animal.
Highlights:
- Defines animal "torture" as deliberately causing intense physical pain to an animal in an especially heinous, depraved or cruel manner [sec. 2 (1) (h)].
- Defines "companion animal" as an animal that is either a domestic cat or dog [sec. 2 (1) (c)].
- Exempts customary farming practices and legal hunting and fishing practices from the statuses governing animal cruelty [sec. 2 (9)].
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 22, 2008
Title: Increasing Penalties for Animal Cruelty
