Senate committee backs bill criminalizing placing objects into animal enclosures
The Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced House Bill 1196, which would add criminal trespass for knowingly causing a foreign object to enter a wild-animal enclosure or interfering with cage integrity; Zoo Atlanta testified in support citing injuries caused by thrown objects.
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House Bill 1196 would amend the criminal‑trespass statute to make it an offense when a person knowingly causes a foreign object to enter an animal enclosure or interferes with the operation or integrity of a cage or containment area for wild animals.
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