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Substitute gives localities permissive inspection authority for animal boarding facilities; reported to Appropriations
Summary
A substitute to HB 2313 permits local governments that choose to do so to inspect animal boarding facilities (except those incidental to veterinary practices); the subcommittee reported the substitute 9–0 and referred it to Appropriations.
A substitute for House Bill 2313, carried by Delegate Lopez, would give localities permissive authority to conduct proactive inspections of animal boarding facilities, with an exemption for boarding activity secondary to a veterinary practice. The substitute was reported from the Ag Subcommittee and referred to Appropriations on a 9–0 vote.
The measure was prompted by multiple dog deaths at a single Alexandria boarding facility last summer and an investigation by the Animal Welfare League of…
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