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1999 SESSION

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HB 1654 Animal welfare.

Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Animal welfare. Allows localities to require owners of animals seized due to suspected violations of animal care requirements to post bond for the cost of boarding the animals until the matter is adjudicated, and allows courts to prohibit those convicted of violating the prohibition against dogfighting from owning other companion animals. The bill also prohibits aiding or abetting or permitting on one’s property any of the acts currently prohibited by the dogfighting statute. These acts are Class 6 felonies, as are the acts currently included in the section.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 993433312  pdf
• 01/26/99  House: Printed as engrossed 993433312-E  pdf
• 02/25/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1654ER)  pdf
• 03/24/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/13/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 993433312
• 01/13/99  House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• 01/22/99  House: Reported from Agriculture (24-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/99  House: Read first time
• 01/26/99  House: Read second time
• 01/26/99  House: Amendment by Mr. Jones, J.C. agreed to
• 01/26/99  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/26/99  House: Printed as engrossed 993433312-E
• 01/27/99  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/99  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/28/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/28/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/15/99  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/99  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/99  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1654ER)
• 02/27/99  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 113 (effective 7/1/99)
• 03/24/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0113)