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Subcommittee pauses statewide felony animal‑cruelty registry bill; supporters say shelters need tool to screen adopters
Summary
House Bill 1814, a measure to create a registry of people convicted of felony animal cruelty, drew unanimous supportive testimony from animal‑welfare groups on its intent but stalled in the Agriculture Subcommittee on a motion to lay the bill on the table for further work.
House Bill 1814, a measure to create a registry of people convicted of felony animal cruelty, drew unanimous supportive testimony from animal‑welfare groups on its intent but stalled in the Agriculture Subcommittee on a motion to lay the bill on the table for further work.
Delegate Campbell, the bill’s patron, told the subcommittee HB 1814 “establishes a felony animal cruelty registry for people who have been convicted of felony animal cruelty.” He said the registry would include a person’s name, the time of conviction, the offense and the jurisdiction, and that “this list would be available on the state police website.”
The bill was described as a pared‑down version of legislation from the…
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