Virginia House Bill 646 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space. Provides that outdoor tethering of an animal shall not meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate shelter if it occurs (i) between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except when the animal is engaged in conduct related to an agricultural activity; (ii) when no owner is on the property; (iii) when the temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower or 85 degrees Fahrenheit or higher; (iv) during a heat advisory; or (v) during a severe weather warning. The bill provides that a tether shall meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate space if it is four times the length of the animal or 15 feet in length, whichever is greater, and does not cause injury or pain, contain metal chain links, or weigh more than one-tenth of the animal's body weight.

Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space.

Sen. John Bell [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]
Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Steve Heretick [D]	Del. Matthew James [D]	Del. Jerrauld Jones [D]
Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg [D]	Del. David Yancey [R]

2018-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-13	House	Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2018-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 3-N)
2018-01-15	House	Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #1
2018-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2018-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104368D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	2	6500	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	6543	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB646
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB646+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H0101V0024+HB0646