Crimes Against Animals - Interference With Livestock
Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Expanding the scope of a certain prohibition against interfering with, injuring, tampering with, or destroying a horse used for a certain purpose to prohibit a person from interfering with, injuring, tampering with, or destroying livestock used for a certain purpose or for any other lawful activity.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableINFO 4Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hajek, Christine | Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hajek, Christine | Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue | Position only |
| FAV | Ferguson, Colby | MD Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seigler, Jane | MD Horse Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lacey, Claire | MD Lady's Manor Driving Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rohrbach, Toby | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | frankel, shmuel | givati rifle and pistol club | Oral |
| INFO | hastings, david | givati rifle and pistol club | Oral |
| INFO | margolese, yacov | givati rifle and pistol club | Oral |
| INFO | Michael, Joshua | Individual | Position only |