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2002 SESSION

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HB 1357 Animal abandonment or dumping; penalties.

Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Animal abandonment or dumping; penalties. Adds definition of animal "dumping" to animal welfare laws. To "dump" means to knowingly desert, forsake or absolutely give up any dog, cat or other companion animal in any public place including the right-of-way of any public highway, road or street or on the property of another.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/02  House: Presented & ordered printed 021564870  pdf | impact statement
• 02/08/02  House: Printed as engrossed 021564870-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/12/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1357ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/02/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/18/02  House: Presented & ordered printed 021564870
• 01/18/02  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 02/06/02  House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/02  House: Read first time
• 02/08/02  House: Read second time
• 02/08/02  House: Committee amendments No. 1,2,4 agreed to
• 02/08/02  House: Committee amendments No. 3,5 agreed to
• 02/08/02  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/08/02  House: Printed as engrossed 021564870-E
• 02/09/02  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/25/02  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/02  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1357ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/18/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/01/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 351 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/02/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)