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Sale of dogs and cats by pet shops; consumer education; work group; report. Directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) to convene a work group to analyze and evaluate currently collected data on the sale of dogs and cats by pet shops to identify what information a pet shop shall make available to a prospective dog or cat owner. The bill requires the work group to include representatives from animal welfare organizations, pet shops that sell dogs and cats, and any other relevant stakeholders the Department deems appropriate. The bill requires the Department to submit a report on the work group's findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than November 1, 2025.
Introduced
Jan 5, 2025
Last Action
Feb 18, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Read first time
Placed on Calendar
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Reading of substitute waived
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB916S1
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Assigned ACNR sub: Companion Animals
Committee substitute printed 25104958D-S1
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103882D
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Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Saddam Azlan Salim