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Senate subcommittee backs SB916 substitute to study pet-shop dog and cat sales data
Summary
The Companion Animal Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted to recommend that the full committee report Senate Bill 916, which directs the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a working group to analyze pet-shop sales data and identify what information should be disclosed to prospective dog and cat owners.
The Companion Animal Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted to recommend that the full committee report Senate Bill 916, which directs the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a working group to analyze data on the sale of dogs and cats by pet shops and to identify what information pet shops should make available to prospective owners.
The substitute amendment approved by the subcommittee narrows the bill to a study and stakeholder process rather than immediate new disclosure requirements. The substitute directs VDACS to convene a working group that will "analyze and evaluate currently collected data on the sales of dogs and cats by pet shops to identify what information a pet shop shall make available to a prospective dog or cat owner," and to include representatives…
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