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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.