Dogs; penalty when recklessly controlling or handling. (SB491)

Introduced By

Sen. Fred Quayle (R-Suffolk) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Ken Melvin (D-Portsmouth), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania), Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg), Sen. Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Control of dangerous and vicious dogs; registry; penalty. The bill expands the authority to petition a court to find a dog dangerous to any law-enforcement officer and makes that petition mandatory. A Virginia Dangerous Dog Registry is created to be maintained by the State Veterinarian, any change in the status of a dangerous dog is to be promptly submitted in writing. Surrender of dog that is subject of a pending action to animal control shall not be in lieu of prosecution. The bill also (i) expands the definition of "dangerous dogs to include dogs that inflict injury to another cat or dog requiring the animal to be euthanized while also broadening safe harbor provisions; (ii) requires that a dog that has been found to be dangerous or vicious shall be spayed or neutered; and (iii) requires insurance be maintained for a dangerous dog and raises the policy limit requirement to $100,000, allows for a surety bond in lieu of an insurance policy. This bill was incorporated into SB 200 and is identical to HB 340 and HB 1039. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/11/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060018134
01/13/2006Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (SB491)
01/24/2006Assigned ACNR sub: Penalties for Dog Attacks
01/30/2006Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite SB491"
01/30/2006Committee substitute printed 069029800-S1
01/31/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
01/31/2006VOTE: (36-Y 0-N)
02/01/2006Read second time
02/01/2006Reading of substitute waived
02/01/2006Committee substitute agreed to 069029800-S1
02/01/2006Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB491S1
02/02/2006Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/02/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/02/2006Communicated to House
02/03/2006Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (SB491S1)
02/14/2006Placed on Calendar
02/14/2006Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/22/2006Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
02/22/2006Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
03/03/2006Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB200-Houck)