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Department of Wildlife Resources; propagation of mammalian wildlife unlawful; premature separation; hybridization. Makes it unlawful to prematurely separate any mammalian wildlife offspring born in captivity from the mother prior to the natural time of weaning that is appropriate for such species, except that wildlife offspring may be prematurely separated if a medical necessity exists pursuant to a written order from a veterinarian licensed to practice in the Commonwealth with appropriate species-specific experience and expertise. The bill excludes the following from its provisions: (i) noncommercial transfers or trades between accredited zoological facilities, (ii) an accredited zoological facility that retains the mammalian wildlife offspring that has already been prematurely separated by such zoological facility, and (iii) a person operating under a wildlife rehabilitator permit issued by the Department of Wildlife Resources. The bill also makes it unlawful to intentionally and for commercial purposes propagate mammalian wildlife of different species, also known as hybridization.
Introduced
Jan 7, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Passed by for the day
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1125)
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1125ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
House substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N)
Passed House with substitute (55-Y 41-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
Read third time
Read second time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1125)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107132D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1125)
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Senator Boysko, Jennifer B. Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute rejected
Floor substitute printed 25106685D-S2 (Boysko)
Read second time
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (8-Y 5-N 1-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1125)
Committee substitute printed 25105517D-S1
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102693D
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Senate sustained Governor's veto
Jennifer B. Boysko