VA HB870 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Cash bond; pet shops obtaining animals from a dealer. Authorizes a locality to require by ordinance that a pet shop furnish a cash bond of up to $5,000 per dealer from whom the pet shop has obtained an animal for sale within the past year. The bill requires that the cash bond be held in escrow until the pet shop is no longer in business, the pet shop has not conducted business with such dealer within the past year, or the cash bond is disbursed to a purchaser of an animal that is unfit for purchase.

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Title

Pet shops; cash bond, obtaining animals from a dealer.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-13HouseLeft in Counties, Cities and Towns
2018-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
2018-01-17HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2018-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101098D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
152926.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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