SB 801 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Dogs; public animal shelters required to notify intent to euthanize.

Summary
Requires a public animal shelter to wait three days before euthanizing a dog or cat when a person has notified the shelter of his intent to adopt or take custody of the particular animal. The shelter must make reasonable efforts to accomplish the release of the animal, but is not required hold the animal if it has reason to believe that the animal has seriously injured a human or the animal meets certain other specified conditions for euthanasia. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 7, 2016 Last action Feb 21, 2017
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Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB801ES1
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104187D-S1
legislature
Jan 19, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Oct 7, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Oct 7, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100684D
legislature
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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