VA SB1390 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-18 - Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources: Companion Animals Committee
Hearing: Jan 21 @ 9:00 am in in SR East at Museum. Register to speak at GA site:
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-18 - Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources: Companion Animals Committee
Hearing: Jan 21 @ 9:00 am in in SR East at Museum. Register to speak at GA site:
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Cats; trap, neuter, and return programs; civil penalty. Authorizes any public or private animal shelter, releasing agency, or hospital or clinic that is operated under the immediate supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian to operate a trap, neuter, and return program, as defined in the bill. The bill exempts volunteers of such program from provisions related to abandonment and licensing of animals and exempts the operator from general requirements of shelters related to holding periods, release of animals, and recordkeeping. A person who violates certain required provisions for such a program is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $150 brought by any animal control officer, humane investigator, releasing agency, or the State Veterinarian or State Veterinarian's representative.
Title
Cats; trap, neuter, and return programs; civil penalty.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-01-18 | Senate | Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals |
2021-01-13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
2021-01-13 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102789D |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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3 | 2 | 6500 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
3 | 2 | 6524 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
3 | 2 | 6546 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
3 | 2 | 6551 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
3 | 2 | 6579.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1390 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1390+hil |