Tennessee · 114 session · house
HB 76Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the abandonment of an animal in a person's custody and provides that it is not a defense to prosecution that the person abandoned the animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic, or other place of shelter if the person did not make reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.
- Status
- In committee
- Latest action
- — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 428
- Primary sponsor
- Stevens
- Animal Cruelty and Abuse
Sponsors
- Stevens · primaryprimary
Effective dates
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- July 1, 2025In effect1 section
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