Agriculture Animal Care And Food
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Tethering of dogs; local ordinances. [HB-1877]
Tethering of dogs; local ordinances. Authorizes the governing body of any locality to adopt ordinances limiting the amount of time during which a dog may be tethered.
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Companion animals; prohibits tethering of animals outdoors unless owner is outdoors. [HB-1802]
Care of companion animals; tethering; penalty. Prohibits tethering of companion animals outdoors unless the owner is outdoors within sight of the animal. A violation of this prohibition is a Class 4 misdemeanor and a second or subsequent violation is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Farmers' markets; farm and forest land conversion. [HB-1781]
Farmers markets; farm and forest land conversion; plans. Removes the requirements that certain agencies analyze the impact of regulations on the conversion of farm and forest lands and that the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services summarize the reports of the operators of state-owned farmers markets to the General Assembly.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Nursery stock licenses; late fee for failure to renew within 30 days of expiration date. [SB-1030]
Renewal of nursery stock licenses; late fee. Imposes a $50 late fee for a nurseryman and $15 late fee for a dealer for failure to renew a nursery stock license within 30 days of the December 31 expiration date. The bill exempts from prosecution for a Class 1 misdemeanor under ? 3.2-3810 any nurseryman or dealer who pays the late fee imposed by the bill. The bill provides that any nurseryman or dealer who fails to renew his license within 30 days of the December 31 due date shall be considered unlicensed.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Tobacco Board; composition, increases excise tax on bright flue-cured & type 21 dark-fired tobacco. [SB-948]
Tobacco Board; composition; assessment. Alters the member nomination process, tax rate, and other functions of the Tobacco Board (the Board). The bill removes the 90-day deadline for submission of industry nominees for a seat on the Board, as well as the requirement that there be two or more nominations for each seat. The bill removes from the Board the power to appoint a secretary and other employees. Finally, the bill raises the excise tax on tobacco from 20 cents to 40 cents per 100 pounds of tobacco harvested and renames it an assessment; authorizes
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Va Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord to inspect vacated dwelling for abandoned animals. [SB-959]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; abandoned animals; penalty. Prohibits a tenant from abandoning a companion animal either during the tenancy or after vacating the dwelling unit and provides that the penalty for such abandonment is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Reformulated gasoline; sale for farm use. [SB-899]
Reformulated gasoline; sale for farm use. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to seek an exemption from the federal reformulated gasoline (RFG) program for conventional, ethanol-free gasoline sold and delivered for use in farm motor vehicles. This bill is identical to HB 1520.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Reformulated gasoline; sale for farm use. [HB-1520]
Reformulated gasoline; sale for farm use. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to seek an exemption from the federal reformulated gasoline (RFG) program for conventional, ethanol-free gasoline sold and delivered for use in farm motor vehicles. This bill is identical to SB 899.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Overweight permits; hauling Virginia-grown farm produce, validity. [HB-1519]
Overweight permits for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce; validity throughout the Commonwealth. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue overweight permits that are valid statewide for vehicles hauling Virginia-grown farm produce from the point of origin to the first place of delivery. Under current law, such permits are valid only in Accomack and Northampton Counties.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Cats and dogs; local government may, by ordinance, provide for lifetime licenses. [HB-1477]
Cats and dogs; lifetime licenses. Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to provide for a lifetime dog or cat license. The bill removes the minimum annual tax for a dog or cat, sets the maximum tax for a lifetime license at $50, and limits the fee for a duplicate dog or cat tag to $1. This bill is identical to SB 856.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Cats and dogs; authorizes local government to provide for lifetime licenses. [SB-856]
Cats and dogs; lifetime licenses. Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to provide for a lifetime dog or cat license. The bill also removes the minimum annual tax for a dog or cat, sets the maximum tax for a lifetime license at $50, and limits the fee for a duplicate dog or cat tag to $1. This bill is identical to HB 1477.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Spay-neuter programs; Va. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study. [SJR-234]
Study; Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study spay-neuter programs in the Commonwealth; report. Requests the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study the availability and effectiveness of spay-neuter programs in Commonwealth.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Pet shops; procurement of dogs from unlicensed dealers. [SB-852]
Pet shops; procurement of dogs from unlicensed dealers. Prohibits any companion animal dealer who is not licensed or exempted from licensure by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from selling any dog to a pet shop. The bill prohibits a pet shop from procuring a dog from a person who has received citations for one critical violation or three or more noncritical violations from the USDA in the two years prior to receiving the dog. The bill prohibits a pet shop from selling a dog procured from someone who knowingly obtained the dog directly
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Farm use vehicles; imposes $250 fine for violating limitations while operating unregistered vehicle. [HB-1440]
Farm use vehicles; penalties. Imposes a $250 fine for willfully and intentionally violating the limitations for the use of farm use vehicles on a highway for a second or subsequent violation. Current law allows for a fine of up to $250 regardless of the number of previous violations.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Dogs; public animal shelters required to notify intent to euthanize. [SB-801]
Public animal shelters; dogs; euthanasia. 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
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Companion animal; surgical sterilization program, penalty. [SB-799]
Companion animal surgical sterilization program; fund; penalty. Establishes a fund to reimburse participating veterinarians for the surgical sterilizations they perform on eligible cats or dogs. The bill requires that a surcharge of $5 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. An animal will be eligible for sterilization under the program at no or reduced cost to its owner or caretaker if it is a feral or free-roaming cat or is owned by a low-income
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Vineyards and Orchards Grant Fund and Program; created and established. [SB-717]
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Companion animals; surgical sterilization program. [SB-18]
Companion animal surgical sterilization program; fund; penalty. Establishes a fund to reimburse participating veterinarians for the surgical sterilizations they perform on eligible cats or dogs. The bill provides that a surcharge of $5 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. 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
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Grapevine Grant Fund and Program; created. [HB-1314]
Grapevine Grant Fund and Program. Creates the Grapevine Grant Fund and Program to fund grants to independent cideries, farm wineries, orchards, and vineyards that purchase materials for vines or fruit trees in order to establish or expand vineyards or orchards.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia adjusted gross income; sale of certain crops by farmers to craft breweries. [SB-157]
Virginia adjusted gross income; sale of certain crops to craft breweries. Provides an income tax subtraction, for purposes of computing Virginia adjusted gross income, for farmers who sell certain crops to Virginia craft breweries. The bill defines a Virginia craft brewery as a brewery that manufactures beer solely in the Commonwealth and that has an annual production of three million barrels of beer or less.