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Henrico board adopts local animal‑cruelty registry; members require notice and remove booking photos
Summary
The Board adopted an ordinance to establish a local animal‑cruelty registry authorized by state law (effective July 1, 2024). The board approved a substitute that requires notice to listed individuals and excludes booking photos from the public registry.
Henrico County supervisors adopted a local animal‑cruelty registry ordinance on Dec. 2, choosing a substitute that requires officials to notify people before adding them to the registry and omits booking photographs.
Background: State law enacted earlier authorized localities to create registries for certain felony animal‑cruelty convictions; staff and the county attorney presented two substitute proposals. Substitute A required notice before listing and excluded booking…
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