VirginiaCompanion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund; established and created.
What it does
Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund established. Establishes the Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund to reimburse participating veterinarians for the surgical sterilizations they perform on eligible cats or dogs. The bill provides that a surcharge of $50 per ton of pet food distributed in the Commonwealth be deposited in the Fund and such pet food be exempted from the existing litter tax.
More detail
An animal will be eligible for sterilization under the Program if it is a feral or free-roaming cat or is owned by a low-income individual or a releasing agency such as an animal shelter.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2024
- Nov 19Left in Finance and AppropriationsLatest
- Jan 30Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- Vote recorded S Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Rereferred to Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Reported with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Jan 23Impact statement from DPB (SB31)
- Jan 17Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Jan 17Assigned ACNR sub: Companion AnimalsMinor
- 2023
- Dec 12Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Dec 12Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102050DIntroduced