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2018 SESSION
SB 872 Tethering animals; outdoor tethering of companion animals, definitions of adequate shelter and space
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space. Provides that outdoor tethering of a companion animal shall not meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate shelter, unless the animal is actively engaged in an agricultural or hunting activity, when it is conducted (i) when the temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower or 85 degrees Fahrenheit or higher; (ii) during a heat advisory; or (iii) during a severe weather warning. The bill provides that a tether shall meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate space if it is four times the length of the animal or 15 feet in length, whichever is greater, and does not cause injury or pain or weigh more than one-tenth of the animal's body weight. The bill exempts agricultural animals from existing provisions related to tethering. The bill also authorizes any locality to adopt ordinances that parallel and make more stringent the state law regarding the care of companion animals.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104860D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106458D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/18 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 18106458D-S1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/18 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104860D
- 01/18/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/01/18 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
- 02/01/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18106458D-S1
- 02/01/18 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 18106458D-S1
- 02/05/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/18 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18106458D-S1
- 02/06/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB872S1
- 02/07/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/14/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/18 House: Read first time
- 02/14/18 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/16/18 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/19/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/26/18 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote
- 03/06/18 House: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources