Youngstown, OH - Thousands of people standing behind House Bill No. 108 (Nitro's Law) are celebrating this afternoon as word spreads that the House of Representatives passed the measure with a 79-9 vote.
The Facebook page which was created in support of Nitro's law shared the following just thirty minutes ago:
WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO Nitro's Law HB 108 has passed thru the Ohio House of Representatives now we are off to Senate. Thank you to all of you who have supported us, called, emailed, shared, posted flyers, etc we couldn’t have done it without you! We still have a lot of work to do to get it through the Senate so let's continue to be the Army it is going to take to get this ALL the way through!!!!
The bill will now proceed to the Senate for a vote.
The HB 108 sets forth provisions for the following:
specifically prohibit an owner, manager, or employee of a kennel of dogs from committing cruel treatment of a companion animal, to give a prosecutor who prosecutes an owner, manager, or employee of a kennel of dogs who commits cruel treatment of a companion animal discretion in prosecuting the owner, manager, or employee for the offense, and to remove certain language regarding the negligent treatment of companion animals.
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