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HOUSE BILL NO. 5 Offered January 9, 2008 Prefiled November 19, 2007 A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.1-796.77 of the Code of Virginia, relating to prohibiting the use of gas chambers. ----------
Patrons-- Orrock, Albo, Athey, Carrico, Crockett-Stark, Dance, Hugo, Hull, O'Bannon and Scott, J.M.
---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 3.1-796.77 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 3.1-796.77. Disposal of animals by means of decompression chamber and use of gas chamber for companion animals; prohibited.

A. No animal shall be euthanized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by means of a high altitude decompression chamber.

B. No companion animal shall be euthanized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by means of a gas chamber.

2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.