Dogs; running at large on another landowner's property, penalty.
Summary
Prohibits dog owners from allowing dogs to run at large on the property of another after the landowner has given notice to the dog owner to keep the dog off of the property. The bill provides for a civil penalty of $100 per dog enforced by animal control, conservation police, and other law-enforcement officers for each violation. Notice may be given verbally, in writing, with signs, or with blue tree markings.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Feb 6, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1900EH2
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105053D-H2
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Draft Committee substitute printed to LIS only 17104816D-H1
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
legislature
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103022D
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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