Sentences with phrase «cruelty statutes»

This type of intensive confinement violates California animal cruelty statutes.

These regulatory «approval» actions may also be in direct conflict to Minnesota animal cruelty statutes.

We banned cockfighting, made dogfighting a felony offense, passed licensing and regulatory control of puppy mills, increased penalties for neglect and abuse, covered birds under cruelty statutes, regulated the keeping of large carnivores, preserved local regulations on farm animals, and most recently, we helped pass the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act which has closed down over 1,200 puppy mills.

Some can enforce cruelty statutes if they are also deputy sheriffs.

Most states» criminal animal cruelty statutes define a minimum standard of care which requires that an animal caretaker provide water, food, shelter and veterinary care.

Some state statutes also contain provisions separate from the animal cruelty statutes to address care requirements for breeding facilities.

Also included in the new law is the creation of a task force comprised of experts in law enforcement, animal protection, veterinary medicine and the law to systematically and comprehensively evaluate the state's cruelty statutes to ensure continued progress.

She declined to discuss specifics of the case, but said animal - cruelty statutes require that animals be provided with adequate shelter and access to food, water and veterinary care.

The standards recommended in these publications are intended to educate animal control officers when interpreting and applying animal cruelty statutes.

The 2014 «Minimum Standards of Horse Care in the State of California» and the 2011 Cattle Care Standards: Recommendations for Meeting California Legal Requirements» provide the expert opinions of the authors regarding minimum standards of care with respect to California animal cruelty statutes.

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Earlier efforts by the Humane Society to get the owner to clean up the store met with only limited success because there were no specific ordinances to enforce, except animal cruelty statutes, Shook said.

Unless an animal's life or health is endangered, the cruelty statutes can't be used to put pressure on shopkeepers.

This publication was written to provide the expert opinions of the authors regarding minimum standards of care for horses with respect to California animal cruelty statutes.

The recommended standards are intended to educate animal control officers when interpreting and applying animal cruelty statutes.

«It's not codified in the animal cruelty statute of California, but PETA argues it should be.»

In 1995, when The HSUS requested that the Alaska attorney general investigate the Iditarod and enforce the Alaska animal cruelty statute against race organizers and participants, the attorney general declined to prosecute because the state's law «provides a defense for causing suffering to an animal if the person's conduct «conformed to accepted veterinary practice.»»

Rural Caswell County is prosecuting its first suspect under North Carolina's tougher animal cruelty statute, known as Susie's Law, but the case — in which three dogs starved to death while chained — is drawing little media attention.

Animal hoarding is covered implicitly under every state's animal cruelty statute, which typically requires caretakers to provide sufficient food, water and veterinary care.

Some authorities have interpreted «health» in terms of physical health only or disease eradication as it relates to physical health and conditions, which has limited how the animal cruelty statute is interpreted.

§ 5511 (2008)-RRB-; 2 M.L.E. Animals § 37 (explaining Maryland animal cruelty statute).

Friends of Animals is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a federal animal cruelty statute aimed at ending crushing, a heinous act in which animals are tortured and maimed.

Not exact matches

State statutes regarding animal cruelty vary; each state's definition of animal cruelty differs.

Under Oreo's Law New York shelters would have been required to turn over animals on demand to any 501 (c) 3 designated rescue unless a staff member was currently charged or had been convicted of violation of an animal cruelty «statute».

The new laws signed by the governor strengthen the Texas statutes to crack down on cockfighting, provide standards for large - scale dog breeding operations, and upgrade the animal cruelty laws.

Every state in the union has a statute that addresses animal cruelty.

The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act seeks to create a federal statute to combat malicious cruelty — one that complements state statutes.

The statute also prohibits the marketing and distribution of depictions of animal torture or cruelty for entertainment purposes (510 ILCS 70/3.03 -(510 ILCS 70/3) § 3.

Kansas and Oregon upgraded their cost of care statutes, putting the burden on animal abusers — rather than nonprofit organizations and taxpayer - funded agencies — to pay the financial cost of caring for animals seized from cruelty cases.

Unless there is some pretty serious violation of cruelty or welfare statutes it is not easy to get a warrant just to have a look see.

The lawsuit was filed under the state's Civil Remedy for Protection for Animals statute (Chapter 19A), a North Carolina law that allows a private citizen or organization to file suit to stop animal cruelty.

We also assist with documentation toward prosecution of individuals for animal cruelty in accordance with Oklahoma statutes.

However, state animal cruelty and welfare statutes are applicable to commercial animal facilities in Minnesota, which would include pet stores.

There is a state statute against animal cruelty, but it's vague and not specifically aimed at dog breeding or regulating animal facilities.

The farm owner was charged with animal cruelty, and the case prompted the state legislature to adopt «Libre's Law,» a beefed - up animal protection statute that was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolfe last month.

Our HLE Officers enforce the cruelty laws under the authority granted by state statute 22 Pa.C.S.A.

But complicating the problem is South Carolina state statute (Section 47-1-70) that exempts «identifiable» hunting dogs from the state's abandonment cruelty law.

Oklahoma HB 2553 would mandate an animal abuse registry in Oklahoma, requiring any person over the age of 18 who has been convicted of a felony animal cruelty violation, specifically § 1680 - 1700 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to register with the sheriff of the county in which he or she lives.

New Hampshire now considers animal cruelty to be «abuse» under its protection of persons from domestic violence statute.

1) Separate cruelty laws from neglect laws in city statutes to recognize the difference in mindset and fine structures (allowing, of course, for severe or chronic neglect to be punishable as cruelty).

Many of the statutes pertaining to animals can be found in Chapter 272 (for animal cruelty) and Chapter 140 (for animal control).

In addition to wildlife protection laws, the Florida Legislature has enacted statutes prohibiting cruelty to animals.

Its statutes don't include the typical fault grounds of adultery, abandonment or cruelty.

Although Virginia is lenient about its separation requirements, its statutes add a one - year separation period to some fault grounds for divorce, such as cruelty or desertion.