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AL HB242
Bill
Status
4/4/2023
Primary Sponsor
Danny Crawford
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 3-5-2 of the Alabama Code to prohibit municipal governments from adopting or enforcing ordinances that criminalize livestock running at large unless they require the same mental state (knowingly, voluntarily, negligently, or willfully) as state law.
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Maintains state law that makes it unlawful for livestock owners to knowingly, voluntarily, negligently, or willfully permit animals to run at large on another's property or public lands in Alabama.
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Preserves the existing exception allowing livestock to run at large on another's premises with written consent from the property owner.
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Establishes that no "open range" counties shall exist in Alabama and the statewide prohibition applies uniformly to all counties.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Relating to livestock; to amend Section 3-5-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that no municipal governing body may adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, resolution, or directive that prohibits a person from permitting their livestock or animals to run at large on the premises of another or public land which does not require the same mens rea as state law; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Livestock, to provide municipal directives may not be inconsistent, defines inconsistent.
Last Action
Indefinitely Postpone
4/18/2023