VirginiaLocal ordinances; regulation of pet shops.
What it does
Sale of dogs and cats by pet shops; consumer education; work group; report. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) to convene a work group to analyze and evaluate currently collected data on the sale of dogs and cats by pet shops to identify what information a pet shop shall make available to a prospective dog or cat owner. The bill requires the work group to include representatives from animal welfare organizations, pet shops that sell dogs and cats, and any other relevant stakeholders the Department deems appropriate.
More detail
The bill requires the Department to submit a report on the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than November 1, 2025.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 18Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesLatest
- Feb 12Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 7Assigned ACNR sub: AgricultureMinor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Calendar
- Jan 20Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate
- Jan 20Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Jan 17Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- Jan 17Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB916S1Major
- Jan 17Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
- Jan 17Reading of substitute waived
- Jan 17Read second timeMinor
- Jan 16Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 16Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 16Rules suspended
- Jan 14Committee substitute printed 25104958D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 14Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 14Assigned ACNR sub: Companion AnimalsMinor
- Jan 5Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103882DIntroduced