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