VirginiaCompanion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund; established and created, report.
What it does
Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish the Companion Animal Surgical Sterilization Program and Fund to reimburse participating veterinarians for the surgical sterilizations they perform on eligible cats or dogs beginning July 1, 2027. The bill provides that a surcharge of $50 per ton of pet food distributed in the Commonwealth be deposited in the Fund and that such pet food be exempted from the existing litter tax.
More detail
An animal will be eligible for sterilization under the Program beginning July 1, 2027, if it is a feral or free-roaming cat, is owned by a low-income individual, or is in the possession of 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
- 2026
- Feb 3Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Senate subcommittee offered
- Jan 20Assigned HACNR sub: Companion AnimalsMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104328DIntroduced
- Feb 3Continued to next session in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 1-N)Latest