SB 1367 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Dogs running at large in packs; local ordinance, civil penalty.

Summary
Requires a locality that adopts an ordinance to prohibit the running at large of all or any category of dogs to exempt dogs used for hunting and requires such locality to include in such ordinance a civil penalty in an amount established by the locality not to exceed $100 per dog for the owner or custodian of any dog found running at large in a pack. The bill requires that such civil penalties be deposited by the local treasurer in the dog and cat license fund, which is used to support animal control.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2019

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2019
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House (78-Y 14-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1367S1
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105128D-S1
upper
Jan 21, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102933D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors