HB983: Animal or animal products; compensation for those destroyed to control disease outbreak.

Chief Patron

Del. Lynwood Lewis (D-100)

Lynwood Lewis (D-100)
Accomac, VA
Served: 2004–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/31/2006: signed by governor

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Summary

Compensation for animals destroyed to control animal disease outbreak. Allows the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, to pay to the appropriate persons, from funds so appropriated, a portion of the difference between the appraised value of each animal or animal product destroyed and the total of the value of the salvage thereof and any compensation made for each animal or animal product by the federal government. This applies to animals destroyed at the direction of the State Veterinarian for the control or eradication of an animal disease outbreak.   View Full Text »