Bill Text: VA HB286 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled

Virginia House Bill 286 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Food and drink sanitary requirements; exception for dogs in wineries.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0819) [HB286 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HB286-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 286 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 3, 2018 A BILL to amend and reenact §3.2-5115 of the Code of Virginia, relating to food and drink sanitary requirements; exception for companion animals in wineries. ---------- Patron-- Bell, John J. ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §3.2-5115 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§3.2-5115. Animals.

No animal shall be permitted in any area used for the manufacture or storage of food products. A guard or guide animal may be allowed in some areas if the presence of the animal is unlikely to result in contamination of food, food contact surfaces, or food packaging materials. Additionally, a companion animal may be allowed inside or on the premises of a winery or farm winery licensed pursuant to §4.1-207, provided that the presence of the companion animal in such areas is unlikely to result in contamination of food, food contact surfaces, or food packaging materials. For the purposes of this section, "companion animal" means the same as that term is defined in §3.2-6500.