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2023 SESSION

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

Marsden (Chair), Favola, Hackworth

Clerk: Michael Jackson, Claire Dunn
Staff: Nathan Smith
Date of Meeting: January 26, 2023
Time and Place: 7:30 AM Subcommittee Room #2, 5th Fl., Pocahontas Building
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S.B. 1230

Patron: Stanley

Animal testing facilities; noncompliance with federal laws and regulations; civil penalty. Establishes certain restrictions and civil penalties for animal testing facilities, as defined in the bill, that have received citations for noncompliance with the federal Animal Welfare Act or regulations adopted thereunder. The bill requires animal testing facilities to register annually with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to pay an annual registration fee to the Department, and to report citations received for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act or regulations adopted thereunder to the Department.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 13 of Chapter 65 of Title 3.2 a section numbered 3.2-6593.2, relating to animal testing facilities; noncompliance with federal laws and regulations; civil penalty.

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S.B. 1271

Patron: Boysko

Animal testing; annual report; whistle blower protections created; Animal Welfare Whistle Blower Reward Fund established; civil penalty. Requires state and private facilities using animal test methods to annually submit on or before December 1 to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services a report regarding the use of animals in biomedical or behavioral research for the preceding year. The bill also creates whistle blower protections for any violations of any animal care requirements and establishes the Animal Welfare Whistle Blower Reward Fund to provide monetary rewards to persons who have disclosed any such violations. Finally, the bill provides that violations will result in a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $2,500.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 65 of Title 3.2 an article numbered 13.1, consisting of sections 3.2-6593.2 through 3.2-6593.7, relating to animal testing; annual report; whistle blower protections created; Animal Welfare Whistle Blower Reward Fund established; civil penalty.

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