Bill Text: VA HB1061 | 2022 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Breeding dogs or cats for foreign animal testing facility; prohibited, penalty.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-15 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources [HB1061 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2022-HB1061-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1061 Offered January 12, 2022 Prefiled January 12, 2022 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 3.2-6592.1, relating to breeding dogs or cats for foreign animal testing facility prohibited; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Shin ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 3.2-6592.1 as follows:

§3.2-6592.1. Breeding dogs or cats for foreign animal testing facility prohibited; penalty.

No person shall breed or raise a dog or a cat for the purpose of selling or transferring the dog or cat, or its offspring, to an animal testing facility located outside of the United States. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.