Pet shops; local regulation on sale of animals. (HB1480)
Introduced By
Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-Clarke)
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
Local regulation of pet shops. Authorizes a locality to regulate or restrict by ordinance the acquisition, marketing, and sale of animals in a pet shop. Such ordinance may distinguish between certain types of pet shops and include provisions for special licensing, inspections, reporting, or restrictions on the sale of certain types of animals. The bill also includes various existing statewide provisions related to pet shops in the list of sections for which a locality may adopt parallel or more stringent ordinances. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102872D |
01/08/2020 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/14/2020 | Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture |
01/18/2020 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB1480) |
01/29/2020 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 |
02/05/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
12/04/2020 | Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
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