Animal fighting; one or more tethered cocks. (HB1626)
Introduced By
Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg) with support from co-patron Del. Kaye Kory (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
Animal fighting; probable cause where cocks tethered. Provides that when an animal control officer is determining whether certain cocks are used in animal fighting, the fact that one or more of the cocks are tethered shall be probable cause that such cocks have been, are, or are intended to be used in animal fighting. Amends § 3.2-6571, of the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »
Status
02/18/2019: Passed the Senate
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 10/23/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100448D |
| 10/23/2018 | Committee |
| 10/23/2018 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/09/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1626) |
| 01/09/2019 | Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/14/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (7-Y 1-N) |
| 01/16/2019 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/18/2019 | Read first time |
| 01/21/2019 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/21/2019 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/22/2019 | Read second time |
| 01/22/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 01/22/2019 | Amendment by Delegate Orrock agreed to |
| 01/22/2019 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1626E |
| 01/22/2019 | Printed as engrossed 19100448D-E |
| 01/22/2019 | Amendments by Delegate Orrock agreed to |
| 01/23/2019 | House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 01/23/2019 | Engrossment reconsidered by House |
| 01/23/2019 | Committee amendment reconsidered |
| 01/23/2019 | Committee amendment rejected |
| 01/23/2019 | Amendments by Delegate Orrock agreed to |
| 01/23/2019 | Reengrossed by House as amended HB1626E2 |
| 01/23/2019 | Printed as reengrossed 19100448D-E2 |
| 01/24/2019 | Read third time and passed House (78-Y 16-N) |
| 01/24/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (78-Y 16-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/25/2019 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/07/2019 | Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2019 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 02/08/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1626E2) |
| 02/13/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19107056D-S1 |
| 02/15/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/18/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19107056D-S1 |
| 02/18/2019 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1626S1 |
| 02/18/2019 | Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/19/2019 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 19107056D-S1 (80-Y 18-N 1-A) |
| 02/19/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 18-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1626S1) |
Comments
This is not a common sense bill. This bill will provide animal control a pass on people's property or farms because they have game chickens tethered. People are already guilty because they own them. This bill is backed by animal rights with deep pockets and lawmakers that have hidden agendas. None of you will be happy until it's a felony to throw a hook in the water.
The state of Virginia tell us that a chicken needs 2 sq feet of ground to be happy and productive . The tethering HB 1626 referse to is actually open range tie cords that I sale for $96 per dozen . This tie cord will give your chickens approximately 80 times more ground space 200 plus sq feet .it will also keep your chickens out of the neighbors garden. HB 1626 would give a brain dead animal control idiot card blanch to seize my frizzells and leave me trying to explain that’s not fighting cocks they are ornamental birds. We have really let down our founding fathers letting the AR’s lowering human rights below that of a chicken all to appease speacial interest groups . Open range tie cords have nothing to do with animal fighting it is just good Animal husbandry .