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2018 SESSION

18101099D
HOUSE BILL NO. 889
Offered January 10, 2018
Prefiled January 9, 2018
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 3.2-6538.1, relating to tethering of dogs; local ordinance.
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Patrons-- Orrock and Hugo
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 3.2-6538.1 as follows:

§ 3.2-6538.1. Governing body of any locality may restrict tethering of dogs.

The governing body of any locality may by ordinance restrict the tethering of a dog outdoors, including by limiting the maximum number of hours during which the dog may remain tethered. No such ordinance shall constitute a complete prohibition on tethering that provides the dog adequate space as defined in § 3.2-6500.