Companion animals; sellers of dogs & cats adhere to sterilization requirements applied to shelters. (HB1570)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Hull (D-Falls Church)
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
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/18/2008 | Committee |
01/18/2008 | Presented and ordered printed 083261552 |
01/18/2008 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/25/2008 | Assigned ACNRsub: #1 Agriculture |
01/30/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1570) |
02/12/2008 | Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
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.