Virginia HB 255: Dogs and cats; procurement for research.

Bill Text

2022SESSION
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1 HOUSEBILLNO.255
2 OfferedJanuary12,2022
3 PrefiledJanuary11,2022
4 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 13 of Chapter 65 of Title 3.2 a section
5 numbered 3.2-6593.2, relating to procurement of dogs and cats for research.
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Patrons––Simonds,FowlerandKory
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8 ReferredtoCommitteeonAgriculture,ChesapeakeandNaturalResources
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10 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
11 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 13 of Chapter 65 of Title 3.2 a
12 section numbered 3.2-6593.2 as follows:
13 §3.2-6593.2. Procurement of dogs and cats for research.
14 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency, authority, institution, or department of the
15 Commonwealth, including public institutions of higher education, shall procure a dog or cat for
16 research purposes from a person or entity that has received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
17 pursuant to enforcement of the federal Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. § 2131 et seq.) or regulations
18 adopted thereunder, (i) a citation for a direct or critical violation or citations for three or more indirect
19 or noncritical violations for at least two years prior to the procurement of the dog or cat or (ii) two
20 consecutive citations for no access to the facility prior to the procurement of the dog or cat.
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HB255
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