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HB1570: Companion animals; sellers of dogs & cats adhere to sterilization requirements applied to shelters.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bob Hull (D-38)
Bob Hull
(D-38)
Falls Church, VA
Served: 1993–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
02/12/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Companion animals; sterilization; penalty. Requires that sellers of dogs and cats adhere to the same sterilization requirements currently applied to releasing agencies, such as shelters and pounds. Breed improvers, fancier breeders, and hobby breeders would be exempt from the requirements. Violators would be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $150, while persons fraudulently claiming exemption would be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/25/2008, 01/30/2008, 01/30/2008 and 02/12/2008.
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Comments
Delegate Hull's Bill
Falls Church delegate Hull has introduced four VVAW bills in three years. This bill is very similar to last year's defeated California AB1634, which set up arbitrary hurdles to be jumped in order to avoid sterilizing your pet. HB1570 is not only bad policy, it's impossible to implement without creating a pet police state.
This bill has been tabled precisely as all bad legislation should be.
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