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Henrico adopts local animal‑cruelty registry but removes booking photos from public listing
Summary
The board voted to create a local animal‑cruelty registry (effective for convictions on or after July 1, 2024) and approved a substitute ordinance that requires notice to individuals and omits booking photos from the public registry.
Henrico County has adopted a local animal‑cruelty registry after a Dec. 2 debate over how the list should identify convicted individuals. The board substituted and approved an ordinance (2‑94a) that requires individuals to be notified before inclusion and limits the registry fields; the board rejected an alternative that would have allowed booking photos to appear on the public registry.
What the ordinance does: County staff and the Commonwealth's Attorney explained that state law (effective…
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