Nicole Poore
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 12
Primary
This Act adds the following acts against a person's companion animal or service animal to the definition of abuse for protection from abuse proceedings: 1. Engaging in cruelty. 2. Inflicting physical injury. 3. Engaging in a course of alarming or distressing conduct. In addition, this Act provides specific authority for the Court to include provisions in a protection from abuse order that grant a petitioner exclusive care, custody, or control of a companion animal and order a petitioner to stay away from the companion animal. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Signed by Governor
Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 7 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 5 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
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