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SB 491 Dogs; penalty when recklessly controlling or handling.
Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | R. Edward Houck | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Control of dangerous and vicious dogs; registry; penalty. The bill expands the authority to petition a court to find a dog dangerous to any law-enforcement officer and makes that petition mandatory. A Virginia Dangerous Dog Registry is created to be maintained by the State Veterinarian, any change in the status of a dangerous dog is to be promptly submitted in writing. Surrender of dog that is subject of a pending action to animal control shall not be in lieu of prosecution. The bill also (i) expands the definition of "dangerous dogs to include dogs that inflict injury to another cat or dog requiring the animal to be euthanized while also broadening safe harbor provisions; (ii) requires that a dog that has been found to be dangerous or vicious shall be spayed or neutered; and (iii) requires insurance be maintained for a dangerous dog and raises the policy limit requirement to $100,000, allows for a surety bond in lieu of an insurance policy. This bill was incorporated into SB 200 and is identical to HB 340 and HB 1039.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060018134 pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 069029800-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060018134
- 01/11/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/24/06 Senate: Assigned ACNR sub: Penalties for Dog Attacks
- 01/30/06 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 069029800-S1
- 01/31/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/06 Senate: VOTE: (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/06 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/06 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/06 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 069029800-S1
- 02/01/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB491S1
- 02/02/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/06 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/06 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/22/06 House: Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
- 02/22/06 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/03/06 House: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB200-Houck) by voice vote