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SENATE BILL NO. 457 Offered January 12, 2022 Prefiled January 11, 2022 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 3.2-6592.1, relating to breeding dogs for certain research prohibited; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Boysko ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 3.2-6592.1 as follows:

§ 3.2-6592.1. Breeding dogs for certain research prohibited.

No person shall breed or raise a dog for the purpose of selling or transferring the dog, or its offspring, to an animal testing facility (i) located outside of the United States or (ii) located in the United States for use in animal testing or research not required by federal law or regulation. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.