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2012 SESSION

Agriculture, Animal Care and Food
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  • HB 46 Food inspections; exempts private homes that process and prepare pickles, relishes, and salsas.
  • HB 82 Real property tax; roll-back taxes shall not apply to property that loses its designation, etc.
  • HB 95 Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
  • HB 158 Devocalization of cats and dogs; veterinarians to keep records of procedures, etc., penalty.
  • HB 239 Forestry, Department of; use of methyl bromide gas fumigation.
  • HB 300 Beehive Grant Fund and Beehive Grant Program; created.
  • HB 301 Cool-season lawn and turf seed; permits sale of after completion of required germination test.
  • HB 302 Environmental laboratory certification program; exempts certain laboratories.
  • HB 303 Overweight permits; Issuance for haulers of farm animal feed.
  • HB 363 Protective orders; animals.
  • HB 371 Agricultural and forestal districts; adds James City County to list authorized to create.
  • HB 396 Invasive plants; Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt regulations to control.
  • HB 495 Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission; adds membership.
  • HB 537 Dangerous dog registry; changes procedure for registering.
  • HB 650 Companion animals; notice to organizations of scheduled euthanizations.
  • HB 695 Fox and coyote penning; Class 1 misdemeanor for purpose of hunting or killing with dogs.
  • HB 742 Farm vehicles; distance limit.
  • HB 743 Farm utility vehicles; tax exemption.
  • HB 746 Farm vehicles; exemption from registration.
  • HB 766 Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund; established, report.
  • HB 888 Companion animals, tethering of; allows any locality to regulate by ordinance.
  • HB 995 Forestry, Department of; limits payments from timber sales to localities.
  • HB 998 Farm stores; exempts stores that are owned and operated by farmer from State inspection.
  • HB 1076 Special use permit; locality may require permit for storage or disposal of certain waste.
  • HB 1182 Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Fund; uses.
  • HB 1210 Lawn maintenance fertilizer; nitrogen application rates, labeling.
  • HJ 172 Horse racing industry; joint subcommittee to study.
  • SB 52 Environmental laboratory certification program; exempts certain laboratories.
  • SB 126 Forestry, Department of; use of methyl bromide gas fumigation.
  • SB 128 Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund; established, report.
  • SB 147 Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
  • SB 202 Fox and coyote penning; Class 1 misdemeanor for purpose of hunting or killing with dogs.
  • SB 221 Cottage food production operation; sales directly to consumers only.
  • SB 305 Dangerous dog registry; changes procedure for registering.
  • SB 354 Beehive Grant Fund and Beehive Grant Program; created.
  • SB 359 Trap, Neuter, and Return programs; permits operation of formal program relating to feral cats.
  • SB 403 Land preservation tax credit; increased for working farmers.
  • SB 428 Forestry, Department of; limits payments from timber sales to localities.
  • SB 606 Genetically-engineered food; requirement to be labeled; penalty.
  • SB 610 Agricultural animals; regulation of care and handling.