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Grooming and boarding establishments; inspections by animal control officers. Allows an animal control officer to inspect a grooming or boarding establishment that is not regulated by the Board of Veterinary Medicine with the consent of the owner or person in charge or pursuant to a warrant upon a receipt of a complaint or twice annually upon their own motion to ensure compliance with state animal care laws and regulations. The bill requires an animal control officer, a law-enforcement officer, or the State Veterinarian to obtain the consent of the owner or person in charge of any business premises of any dealer, pet shop, groomer, or boarding establishment to investigate allegations of a complaint of a suspected violation of state or local animal care laws. Current law does not require such consent to investigate allegations of a complaint. The bill allows an animal control officer to search a building or place pursuant to a warrant after making a sworn statement regarding any potential violations of the cruelty to animals laws. Current law only allows a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer to conduct such a search. The bill also directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to, in consultation with the State Veterinarian, convene a work group to consider whether to propose a state license and other regulatory requirements for animal boarding establishments similar to the current licensing requirements for animal shelters and submit its report of such findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 1051.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 2 co
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 15-N)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0660)
Enacted, Chapter 660 (Effective 07/01/25)
Signed by President as reenrolled
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (HB2313ER2)
Reenrolled
Governor's recommendation adopted
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
Governor's substitute printed (HB2313H2)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2313)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2313ER)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (70-Y 27-N)
Reading of substitute waived
Read third time
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (36-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Committee substitute printed 25107288D-S1
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Read third time and passed House (72-Y 26-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Committee substitute printed 25105093D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2313)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103312D
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0660)
Alfonso H. Lopez
Nadarius E. Clark
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker