Virginia is currently facing ABOVE AVERAGE laws concerning pet ownership.
VA State Bills to Watch
2008 Proposed VA Bills:
HB673-Animal welfare standards-
The amount of time an animal must be deserted to be considered "abandoned" is shortened from five consecutive days to 24 consecutive hours.
"Adequate shelter" for tethered animals will require an enclosure large enough to provide separate eating and sleeping areas,
both of which shall be at least 10 feet from a toilet area. "Adequate space" for tether animals will require that the tether is no more
than 1/8th the weight of the animal and at least 20 times the length of the animal. "Adequate water" will require refreshment at least
once every 12 hours and a container that cannot be overturned. The definition of "adoption" is broadened to include transfers of ownership
from dealers.
HB1465-Dogfight Amendments- This bill would make
possessing any materials intended to train animals to fight or enhance the ability of animals for fight a felony (think treadmill) and
Animal control officers would be permitted to conduct searches at any time upon the issuance of warrants. Currently, only police officers
may conduct such searches, and only during the day.
To keep track of these, or other STATE bills, please visit: VA State Web Site. You can either search by above bill numbers or keywords for proposed bills.
You can find contact information for the sponsors/supporters of each bill there.
Virgina needs County Contacts!! If you are interested, please contact rdoesorg@atmc.net and let us know what county you are in.
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