Virginia Senate Bill 477 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-09 - Senate: Continued to 2013 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Dangerous wild animals. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to privately possess, sell, transfer, or breed dangerous wild animals. The bill would grandfather in the ownership of any existing lawful exotic animals; however, the owner of such animals is required to meet certain conditions in order to maintain possession of the exotic animals. The bill limits the possession of dangerous wild animals to facilities accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and bona fide sanctuaries. The legislation describes the procedures to be followed in the seizure and care of dangerous wild animals.

Dangerous wild animals; Class 1 misdemeanor to privately possess, sell, transfer, etc.

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]

2012-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2013 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-09		Senate: Continued to 2013 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-11		Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2012-01-11		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101116D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
29	1	578	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	1	586	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB477
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB477+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S01V0056+SB0477