Comprehensive animal care; enforceable under Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
It became law on Mar 23, 2020.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Mar 23, 2020
What it does
Comprehensive animal care; enforceable underVirginia Consumer Protection Act. Subjects certain animal carestatutes to enforcement under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act(§ 59.1-196 et seq.). These statutes relate to the misrepresentationof animals' conditions, the posting of information about dogs, andwritten notice of consumer remedies required to be provided by petshops, pet dealers, and animal boarding establishments.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.
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