VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2022 SESSION

• print version

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Subcommittee Companion Animals

Marsden (Chair), Favola, Hackworth

Clerk: Sean Sukol, Warda Asif
Staff: Lisa Wallmeyer
Date of Meeting: January 27, 2022
Time and Place: 9:00 AM / Subcommittee Room 1, 5th Floor, Pocahontas Building
https://virginia-senate.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3

S.B. 89

Patron: Stanley

Pet shops; sale of unneutered or unspayed dogs and cats prohibited; penalty. Prohibits a pet shop from selling a dog or cat unless it has first been spayed or neutered. A violation is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2-6510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pet shops; sale of unneutered or unspayed dogs and cats prohibited; penalty.

22101414D

S.B. 279

Patron: DeSteph

Vicious dogs. Authorizes a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer to apply to a magistrate for a summons for a vicious dog if such officer is located in either the jurisdiction where the vicious dog resides or in the jurisdiction where the vicious dog committed one of the acts set forth in the definition. The bill also requires any evidentiary hearing or appeal to be held not less than 30 days from the date of the summons or appeal, unless good cause is found by the court.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-6540.1 and 3.2-6569 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vicious dogs.

22101323D