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2011 SESSION
SB 1026 Agricultural animals; care by owner, penalty.
Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | 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 HB 1541 (Orrock).
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101689D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104902D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1026ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/29/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0886) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101689D
- 01/11/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/07/11 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11104902D-S1
- 02/08/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/11 Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/08/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11104902D-S1
- 02/08/11 Senate: Amendment by Senator McEachin withdrawn
- 02/08/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1026S1
- 02/08/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/11 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/09/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/11 House: Read first time
- 02/09/11 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/16/11 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/11 House: Read second time
- 02/18/11 House: Read third time
- 02/18/11 House: Passed House (88-Y 7-N)
- 02/18/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 7-N)
- 02/24/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/24/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1026ER)
- 02/24/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/11 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/05/11 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/06/11 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (11-Y 29-N)
- 04/06/11 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/29/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 886 (effective 7/1/11)
- 04/29/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0886)