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Agriculture, Animal Care and Food
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  • HB 79 Dog boarding establishments; group play requirements, penalty.
  • HB 94 Dog boarding establishments; group play, penalty.
  • HB 125 Forest products, hauling; expands definition to include rough-sawn green lumber.
  • HB 177 Distracted driving; handheld personal communications devices, driving with an animal.
  • HB 239 Hunting with the assistance of dogs; hunting or killing raccoons on Sunday.
  • HB 270 Sale of dog or cat not obtained from releasing agency or animal rescue; prohibition.
  • HB 271 Dogs, dangerous and vicious; requirements of an owner.
  • HB 286 Food and drink sanitary requirements; exception for dogs in wineries.
  • HB 359 Rabies; quarantine of dog after possible exposure, police dogs.
  • HB 424 Animal shelters; administration of Schedule VI biological products.
  • HB 425 Cruelty to animals; treatment for violations, ownership of animals.
  • HB 482 Witness testimony; accompanied by certified facility dogs.
  • HB 516 Food establishment inspections; exemptions for private homes where resident processes yogurt.
  • HB 532 Hemp, industrial; research programs.
  • HB 593 Cruelty to animals; equines, penalty.
  • HB 598 Virginia Grown Label program; created, regulations.
  • HB 601 Agricultural enterprise facilities; authorizes DACS to establish in rural areas of the Commonwealth.
  • HB 630 Hydrilla verticillata; VDACS to declare as a noxious weed.
  • HB 646 Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space.
  • HB 693 Agricultural operations; throwing certain substances upon property, penalty.
  • HB 713 Commercial dog breeders; cages.
  • HB 738 Milk Commission; wholesale prices.
  • HB 739 Police animals; attacking, killing, etc., penalty.
  • HB 760 Virginia Public Procurement Act; exemption for Virginia-grown food products.
  • HB 825 Herd shares; written shared herd ownership agreements, regulations, penalty.
  • HB 865 Pet shops; local ordinance requiring bond for out-of-state breeder.
  • HB 870 Pet shops; cash bond, obtaining animals from a dealer.
  • HB 871 Real property tax; land use valuation.
  • HB 875 Veterinarians; compounding of drugs.
  • HB 877 Pet shops; sale of dogs, maintenance and availability of records.
  • HB 889 Dogs, tethering of; locality authorized to adopt an ordinance to restrict.
  • HB 936 Neonicotinoid insecticides; prohibition on use.
  • HB 987 Agricultural operations; nuisance.
  • HB 995 Dogs; licensed hunter may track a wounded bear, turkey, or deer with certain weapon.
  • HB 1022 Personal property tax; definition of agricultural products.
  • HB 1087 Animal research; alternative test methods, civil penalty.
  • HB 1110 Urban farming; DACS to adopt regulations to promote.
  • HB 1152 Beehive grant program; DACS and Consumer Services to cease reviewing applications for funding.
  • HB 1220 Food protection managers; regulations.
  • HB 1382 Agricultural best management practices tax credit; refundability for corporations.
  • HB 1387 Zoning; aquaculture in agricultural zone, preexisting use.
  • HB 1448 Land preservation; special assessment, agricultural use.
  • HB 1458 Public property and highways; dumping of animal carcasses, penalty.
  • HB 1479 Equine liability; execution of waiver.
  • HB 1537 Animal boarding establishments; clarifies definition of boarding establishment.
  • HB 1605 Nonparticipating tobacco-product manufacturers; certain agencies sharing or disclosing information.
  • HB 1607 Abandonment of an animal; penalty.
  • SB 28 Medical research on dogs and cats; prohibition on use of state funds, civil penalty.
  • SB 32 Animal Cruelty Conviction List; established.
  • SB 72 Electric distribution lines; minimum height upon or over agricultural land.
  • SB 73 Overweight permits; vehicles for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce over bridges and culverts.
  • SB 97 Driving with animal; no person shall operate a moving motor vehicle with an animal on his lap.
  • SB 99 Hunting dogs; release of dogs near highway.
  • SB 226 Prescription Monitoring Program; veterinarians.
  • SB 247 Hemp, industrial; research programs.
  • SB 297 Communications companies; incentives, provision of wireless broadband services.
  • SB 332 Retail Sales and Use Tax; agricultural exemptions.
  • SB 333 Hemp, industrial; removes all restrictions on production, etc.
  • SB 374 Cattle Industry Board; assessment from sale of cattle.
  • SB 375 Hunting with the assistance of dogs; hunting or killing raccoons on Sunday.
  • SB 414 Micro Market Act; registration required for operation of micro markets, effective clause.
  • SB 420 Witness testimony; accompanied by certified facility dogs.
  • SB 470 Rabbits; raising and processing for sale, exemption from certain inspections.
  • SB 571 Animal bite history; disclosure of information.
  • SB 599 Hemp, industrial; Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a license to grow.
  • SB 675 Food establishment inspections; exemptions for private homes where resident processes yogurt.
  • SB 729 Cruelty to animals; aggravated cruelty, penalty.
  • SB 854 Nursery stock licenses; renewal, imposes a late fee.
  • SB 962 Herd shares; written shared herd ownership agreements, requirements, penalty.
  • SB 996 Animal shelters; administration of Schedule VI biological products.