Agriculture Animal Care And Food
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Wholesome food donation; tax credit renewed. [HB-2445]
Wholesome food donation tax credit. Renews the wholesome food donation tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, but before January 1, 2028. The bill allows any person engaged in the business of farming that donates food crops or wholesome food, defined in the bill, produced by the person in the Commonwealth to a nonprofit food bank to claim a tax credit for the taxable year of the donation in the amount of 50 percent of the fair market value of such donation, not to exceed $10,000 for all such donations made by the person
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angelia Williams Graves
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 165 (effective 7/1/23) on 03/22/2023
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Dogs and cats; financing for rental, sale, etc., prohibited. [HB-2417]
Financing of dogs and cats prohibited. Prohibits financial institutions, access partners, or covered persons, as defined in relevant law, from offering, arranging, brokering, negotiating, placing, finding, or servicing in Virginia any type of loan, credit, or financing agreement for the financing, rental, lease, sale, or other transfer of a dog or cat. Current law prohibits financial institutions from offering a loan or financing agreement for the rental, lease, or sale of a dog or cat where the animal is subject to repossession upon default under
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Animal testing facilities; public notifications, definitions. [HB-2348]
Animal testing facilities; public notification. Requires any animal testing facility, contract testing facility, or manufacturer, as defined in the bill, that uses an animal test method to display a link to its annual report (APHIS Form 7023) on the homepage or landing page of the facility's or manufacturer's website on or before December 1 for the preceding federal fiscal year. The bill requires an animal testing facility to make certain inspection reports publicly available by displaying a link to access such reports on the home page or landing
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0532) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Animal care; seizure of animals, zoos. [HB-2331]
Animal care; seizure of animals; zoos. Adds animals located at a zoo or petting zoo, defined in the bill, with agricultural animals as exceptions to the standards for seizure or impoundment of companion animals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ellen Campbell
Failed To Pass In Senate on 02/25/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report. [HB-2325]
Agricultural land; acquisition or transfer by foreign adversaries prohibited; report. Prohibits any foreign adversary, as defined in the bill, from acquiring or transferring any interest in agricultural land, as defined in federal law, beginning January 1, 2023, and requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to compile a report annually with certain information regarding agricultural land that is under foreign ownership and submit such report to the Governor and General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland Fowler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0796) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Cattle Industry Board; collection and disposition of assessment by handler. [HB-2297]
Cattle Industry Board; collection and disposition of assessment by handler. Extends from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2028, the $0.50 per head assessment from the sale of cattle in the Commonwealth that is collected and deposited in the Virginia Cattle Industry Fund to support the activities of the Cattle Industry Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0262) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Animal testing facilities; public notifications, definitions. [SB-1271]
Animal testing facilities; public notification. Requires any animal testing facility, contract testing facility, or manufacturer, as defined in the bill, that uses an animal test method to display a link to its annual report (APHIS Form 7023) on the homepage or landing page of the facility's or manufacturer's website on or before December 1 for the preceding federal fiscal year. The bill requires an animal testing facility to make certain inspection reports publicly available by displaying a link to access such reports on the home page or landing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0533) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Hemp products; license and label requirements. [SB-1393]
Hemp products; license and label requirements. Requires the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt certain regulations relating to industrial hemp and industrial hemp extracts intended for inhalation, as defined in the bill, that include labeling requirements, batch testing requirements, and tolerances for contaminants of such products. The bill requires any manufacturer of a hemp product, wholesale supplier that sells hemp products, or retail establishment that sells hemp products to register with the Board and pay an annual fee for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance And Appropriations (15-y 1-n) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report. [SB-1438]
Agricultural land; acquisition or transfer by foreign adversaries prohibited; report. Prohibits any foreign adversary, as defined in the bill, from acquiring or transferring any interest in agricultural land, as defined in federal law, beginning January 1, 2023, and requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to compile a report annually with certain information regarding agricultural land that is under foreign ownership and submit such report to the Governor and General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0765) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Industrial hemp; regulated hemp products, etc. [HB-2294]
Tetrahydrocannabinol; hemp products; packaging, labeling, and testing; penalties. Limits the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that can be included in a hemp product or industrial hemp extract to 0.3 percent and two milligrams per package. The bill limits the application of such THC limits to retail sales and allows a hemp product or industrial hemp extract to contain more than two milligrams of THC if the product or extract contains an amount of cannabidiol (CBD) that is at least 25 times greater than the amount of THC; however, the bill prohibits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0794) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Sales and use tax; agricultural exemptions. [SB-1240]
Sales and use tax; agricultural exemptions. Provides a sales and use tax exemption for property used to produce agricultural products for market in an indoor, closed, controlled-environment commercial agricultural facility. The property exempted includes (i) internal structural components required to create the necessary growing environment for plants, including watering systems, towers for growing plants, and lighting and air systems, and (ii) transparent elements of external structural components of such facilities, including windows, walls, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0517) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Animal testing facilities; noncompliance with federal laws and regulations, civil penalty. [SB-1230]
Animal testing facilities; noncompliance with federal laws and regulations; civil penalty. Establishes certain restrictions and civil penalties for animal testing facilities, as defined in the bill, that have received citations for noncompliance with the federal Animal Welfare Act or regulations adopted thereunder. The bill requires animal testing facilities to register annually with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to pay an annual registration fee to the Department, and to report citations received for violations of the federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Passed By Indefinitely In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources (14-y 0-n) on 01/31/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Food inspections; private homes, pickles and acidified vegetables; gross sales. [HB-2123]
Food inspections; private homes; pickles and acidified vegetables; gross sales. Removes the $3,000 gross sales annual revenue cap for sales of pickles and other acidified vegetables that have an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower that are processed and prepared in a private home without an inspection as otherwise required to operate a food establishment. The bill retains other restrictions that apply in current law to the sales of such pickles and vegetables that are processed and prepared in a private home without an inspection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Hudson
Stricken From Docket By Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources (22-y 0-n) on 01/25/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Animal testing; whistle blower protections created. [HB-2042]
Animal testing; annual report; whistle blower protections created; Animal Welfare Whistle Blower Reward Fund established; civil penalty. Requires state and private facilities using animal test methods to annually submit on or before December 1 to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services a report regarding the use of animals in biomedical or behavioral research for the preceding year. The bill also creates whistle blower protections for any violations of any animal care requirements and establishes the Animal Welfare Whistle Blower Reward
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution. [HB-2258]
Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution. Creates a restricted wholesale beer license that authorizes the licensee to provide wholesale beer distribution services to brewery and limited brewery licensees, provided that no more than 500 barrels of beer shall be distributed by the corporation to each licensee in any one calendar year. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish and operate a nonprofit, nonstock corporation to hold such license to promote, develop, and sustain markets for brewery and limited
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Sponsored by: Rep. Roxann Robinson
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0597) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program Fund; created, extends sunset provision. [SB-1239]
Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program; Fund; sunset. Creates in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program Fund. The bill extends the expiration date of the provisions of the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2028.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0147) on 03/21/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Farm buildings and structures; building code exemptions. [SB-1305]
Farm buildings and structures; building code exemptions. Requires farm buildings and structures where the public is invited to enter and that are used for storage, handling, production, display, sampling, or sale of agricultural, horticultural, floricultural, or silvicultural products produced on the farm and that are exempt from the Uniform Statewide Building Code (the building code) to have (i) portable fire extinguishers, (ii) a simple written plan in case of an emergency, and (iii) a sign posted in a conspicuous place upon entry that states
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0644) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Noxious weeds; invasive plant species. [HB-2096]
Noxious weeds; invasive plant species; report. Removes the current prohibition on the movement, transportation, delivery, shipment, or offering for shipment of any noxious weed into or within the Commonwealth without a permit from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services and grants the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services the authority to adopt regulations governing the conditions under which a permit will be required for such actions. The bill also adds requirements related to invasive plant species, including directing the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0153) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Industrial hemp; increases maximum THC concentration. [HB-2265]
Industrial hemp; maximum THC concentration. Increases from 0.3 percent to one percent, in the definition of industrial hemp, the maximum concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the plant Cannabis sativa and excludes hemp products with a THC concentration of one percent or less from (i) the definition of marijuana and (ii) tetrahydrocannabinols as found on Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. The bill allows the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to destroy Cannabis sativa found to have a THC concentration greater than one percent
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Wilt
Left In General Laws on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; procurement of dogs and cats for research. [HB-2000]
Procurement of dogs and cats for research; public institutions of higher education. Permits public institutions of higher education to purchase or otherwise acquire dogs and cats for use in research, experimentation, or testing from any person or company only if the State Veterinarian or his assistant has inspected such person or company and has determined that no violations of state law regarding the care, control, or protection of or property rights in animals have occurred.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 02/07/2023