Bill Text: VA HB889 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Dogs, tethering of; locality authorized to adopt an ordinance to restrict.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-03-10 - Failed to pass in House [HB889 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HB889-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 889 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 9, 2018 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 3.2-6538.1, relating to tethering of dogs; local ordinance. ---------- Patron-- Orrock ---------- 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 3.2-6538.1 as follows:

§3.2-6538.1. Governing body of any locality may restrict tethering of dogs.

The governing body of any locality may by ordinance restrict the tethering of a dog outdoors, including by limiting the maximum number of hours during which the dog may remain tethered. No such ordinance shall constitute a complete prohibition on tethering that provides the dog adequate space as defined in §3.2-6500.