Pet shops; local regulation on sale of animals.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Dec 4, 2020
What it does
Local regulation of pet shops. Authorizesa locality to regulate or restrict by ordinance the acquisition,marketing, and sale of animals in a pet shop. Such ordinance maydistinguish between certain types of pet shops and include provisionsfor special licensing, inspections, reporting, or restrictions onthe sale of certain types of animals. The bill also includes variousexisting statewide provisions related to pet shops in the list of sections for which a locality may adopt parallel or more stringentordinances.
Where it stands
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
Introduced (Current step)
Committee (Needs attention)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in Virginia.