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2011 SESSION
HB 1541 Agricultural animals; care by owner, penalty.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Care of agricultural animals by owner; penalty. Provides standards of care specifically for agricultural animals that ensure accommodation for customary farming activities. An owner of an agricultural animal is required to provide feed to prevent malnourishment, water to prevent dehydration and veterinary treatment as needed to address impairment of health or bodily function when such impairment cannot be otherwise addressed through animal husbandry. The bill also clarifies certain procedures for the seizure and impoundment of agricultural animals. It allows agricultural animals whose owner has not met the new adequate care standards to be sold by a local governing body. This bill is identical to SB 1026 (Puckett).
FULL TEXT
- 12/30/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100322D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104049D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1541ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/28/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0754) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/30/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100322D
- 12/30/10 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/18/11 House: Assigned ACNRsub: #1 Agriculture
- 01/24/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/11 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11104049D-H1
- 01/27/11 House: Read first time
- 01/28/11 House: Read second time
- 01/28/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104049D-H1
- 01/28/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1541H1
- 01/31/11 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/01/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/14/11 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/11 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/16/11 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/16/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/16/11 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/11 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (82-Y 12-N)
- 02/18/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (82-Y 12-N)
- 02/24/11 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/11 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1541ER)
- 02/24/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/28/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 754 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/28/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0754)