Animal shelters; administration of Schedule VI biological products.
Summary
Authorizes the operator or custodian of a public animal shelter to vaccinate animals that are confined in such shelter to prevent the risk of communicable diseases. The bill also provides that a public or private animal shelter may purchase, possess, and administer certain Schedule VI biological products for the purpose of preventing, controlling, and treating certain communicable diseases that failure to control would result in transmission to the animal population in the shelter and may administer such biological products only pursuant to written protocols.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2018
Last action Mar 8, 2018
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Total actions
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Committee
2
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18108030D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AB
A. Benton "Ben" Chafin
RRepublican
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