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- HB 10 Charity Food Assistance Advisory Board; abolished.
- HB 13 Sweet Potato Board and Fund; abolished.
- HB 40 Agriculture education; development.
- HB 61 Farm tractors; operation by certain jail prisoners.
- HB 144 Animal control officer training; requirements.
- HB 171 Apples; excise tax discontinued.
- HB 175 Estate tax; exemptions for closely held businesses or working farms.
- HB 207 Charity Food Assistance Advisory Board; abolished.
- HB 209 Sweet Potato Board and Fund; abolished.
- HB 242 Companion animals; exempts owner from animal cruelty when animal is attacked by another.
- HB 281 Aquaculture; standards for certification.
- HB 345 Master Settlement Agreement; release of escrow funds to cigarette manufacturers.
- HB 363 Legal service plans; moves regulation to Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- HB 406 Animals as prizes; prohibited.
- HB 431 Weights and measures; inspection.
- HB 497 Apple butter and molasses; allowing use of copper and copper alloy kettles in certain areas.
- HB 554 Companion animals; dogs that attack may be killed.
- HB 622 Natural cut Christmas trees; use in certain places of worship and apartment dwelling units.
- HB 629 Animals; penalty for cruelty thereto.
- HB 630 Mauling by dogs; penalty.
- HB 646 Companion animals; penalty for maiming or killing.
- HB 766 Food stores; inspections.
- HB 784 Food Code; adoption of regulations.
- HB 862 Cigarettes; affixing stamps thereto, reporting requirements.
- HB 939 Income tax, state; eliminates sunset on deduction for certain agricultural contributions.
- HB 955 Animal feeding operations; penalty for violation.
- HB 1007 Homeowners insurance; exclusion of coverage for an insured's dangerous or vicious animal.
- HB 1030 Pers. prop. exempt from taxation; includes trailers used to transp. farm animals or other farm prod.
- HB 1045 Agricultural Enterprise Zone Act; created.
- HB 1064 Estate tax; exemptions for closely held businesses or working farms.
- HB 1065 Estate tax; exemptions for closely held businesses or working farms.
- HB 1069 Damage stamp program; extends coverage to beekeepers.
- HB 1180 Natural cut trees; use in certain places of worship.
- HB 1192 Dogs; regulation of those that may be potentially dangerous.
- HB 1203 Natural cut trees; use in certain places of worship.
- HB 1212 Agriculture and Forestry, Secretary of; established.
- HB 1230 Wine Board and Wine Promotion Fund; created, abolishes Winegrowers Advisory Board.
- HB 1289 Pesticide Control Board; membership.
- HB 1328 Homeowners insurance; refusal to issue or renew allowed because of dangerous or vicious dogs.
- HB 1332 Homeowners insurance; exclusion of coverage for an insured's dangerous or vicious dogs.
- HB 1464 Personal property exempt from taxation; includes farm property and products.
- HJ 228 Adjusted Gross Revenue insurance for farmers.
- SB 127 Farm vehicles; registration fees for plant nurseries and Christmas tree farms.
- SB 150 Sheep Board; composition.
- SB 199 Damage stamp program; extends coverage to beekeepers.
- SB 200 Beekeeper assistance program; established.
- SB 262 Milk Commission; continued within Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- SB 310 Wine Board and Wine Promotion Fund; created, abolishes Winegrowers Advisory Board.
- SB 378 Estate tax; exemptions for closely held businesses or property used for agricultural purposes.
- SB 405 Livestock and poultry killed by dogs; increases compensation.
- SB 445 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Virginia agriculture.
- SB 482 Agricultural Enterprise Zone Act; created.
- SB 543 Agriculture and Forestry, Secretary of; established.
- SB 605 Water columns for aquaculture purposes; leasing.
- SB 626 Animal pounds and shelters; limits yearly adoptions by individuals.
- SB 649 Master Settlement Agreement; release of escrow funds to cigarette manufacturers.
- SJ 37 Companion animals; St. Veterinarian to study means to address issue of overpop. & euthanasia.
- SJ 57 Horse industry; Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services to study ways to enhance development.
- SJ 75 Private landowners; Board Forestry to study provision of incentives to hold & preserve forestland.