Bill Text: VA SB303 | 2020 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Dogs; import and sale from certain breeders, penalty.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0569) [SB303 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SB303-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 3.2-6511.2 as follows:
§3.2-6511.2. Dealers; importation and sale of dogs; penalty.
A. No dealer or commercial dog breeder shall import for sale, sell, or offer for sale any dog bred by a person who has received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pursuant to enforcement of the federal Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. §2131 et seq.) or regulations adopted thereunder, (i) a citation for a direct or critical violation or citations for three or more indirect or noncritical violations for at least two years prior to the procurement of the dog or (ii) two consecutive citations for no access to the facility prior to the procurement of the dog.
B. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for each dog imported, sold, or offered for sale.
