AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND FOOD

AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND FOOD

Agricultural cooperative associations; forfeiture of equity. Amending § 13.1-322. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 1791; Colgan, SB 950)

Agricultural Vitality Program; continued as Office of Farmland Preservation. Adding §§ 3.1-18.9 through 3.1-18.12. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1160)

Animal feeding operations, confined; waiver of notice to residents of adjoining property. Amending § 62.1-44.17:1. (Patron-Landes, HB 2073)

Animals; confinement and disposition by animal shelters. Adding § 3.1-796.96:2. (Patron-Shuler, HB 2269)

Animals; confinement and disposition by animal shelters. Amending second enactment of Chapter 1010, 2000 Acts. (Patron-Bryant, HB 1765)

Apples; excise tax. Adding §§ 3.1-636.1 through 3.1-636.9; repealing §§ 3.1-621 through 3.1-625, 3.1-629 and 3.1-630. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HB 2355)

Aquacultural industry; development and expansion by Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Amending § 3.1-73.7. (Patron-Cox, HB 1992)

Aquaculture Advisory Board; abolished, transfer of power. Amending §§ 2.1-1.6, 3.1-73.7 and 9-6.25:1; repealing § 3.1-73.8. (Patron-Williams, SB 1193)

Child abuse or neglect; requiring animal control officers, et al., to be given training in recognizing and reporting such cases. Amending § 3.1-796.104:1. (Patron-Watts, HB 2256)

Companion animals; penalty for killing (T-Bone Bill). Adding § 18.2-144.01. (Patron-Reynolds, SB 897)

Dogs; repealing provision for importation or breeding of certain. Repealing Chapter 156, 1964 Acts. (Patron-Landes, HB 2105)

Dogs or cats; increases license tax. Amending § 3.1-796.87. (Patron-Brink, HB 1252)

Farm equipment; exempt from personal property tax. Amending §§ 58.1-3503, 58.1-3505 and 58.1-3606. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2582)

Farm products; penalty for damaging or destroying that which is grown for testing or research purposes. Adding § 18.2-145.1. (Patron-Deeds, HB 2223; Trumbo, SB 1187)

Farm vehicles; allows operation on highways to obtain supplies for agricultural or horticultural purposes. Amending § 46.2-665. (Patron-Jones, S.C., HB 2322)

Farmers, Disaster Assistance to; Interim Report of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (SJRs 162 and 236, 2000). (SD 19)

Farmers Market Board; abolished, powers transferred to Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Amending §§ 2.1-1.6, 3.1-4.1, 3.1-73.3, 3.1-73.5, 9-6.25:2 and Chapter 375, 1986 Acts (carried by reference in Code as § 3.1-73.1); repealing § 3.1-73.2. (Patron-Orrock, HB 1980; Wagner, SB 1280)

Farmers, Small, Methods to Make Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage More Affordable for; Report of Workers' Compensation Commission and State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance (SJR 223, 2000). (SD 12)

Farmland Protection Task Force; Report of (SJR 134, 2000). (SD 42)

Fire or rescue zones; tax levies shall not apply in Augusta County when property qualified for agricultural or forestal use. Amending § 27-23.1. (Patron-Landes, HB 2087)

Food and drink laws; provisions. Amending §§ 3.1-381, 3.1-383, 3.1-384, 3.1-385, 3.1-385.7, 3.1-388.1, 3.1-390, 3.1-407, 3.1-416 and 3.1-418; adding §§ 3.1-419.1, 3.1-419.2 and 3.1-419.3. (Patron-Larrabee, HB 957)

Forest restoration program, hardwood; Department of Forestry to study establishing and implementing. (Patron-Day, HJR 635)

Industrial hemp; requesting Commission on Rural Prosperity to consider growth and production as a means to promote rural prosperity. (Patron-Orrock, HJR 605)

License plates, special; issuance of those depicting a Holstein dairy cow. Adding § 46.2-749.49. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HB 2622)

Milk and milk products; regulation. Amending §§ 3.1-530.1, 3.1-530.2, 3.1-530.10 and 9-6.14:4.1; adding § 3.1-530.11. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1164)

Motor vehicles used to sell ice cream, snacks and similar products in residential neighborhoods; use of warning lights. Adding § 46.2-1088.2. (Patron-Crittenden, HB 2198)

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, Federal; Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study appropriateness of becoming a certifying agent thereunder. (Patron-Marye, SJR 445)

Organically produced foods; certification. Amending §§ 3.1-385.5 and 3.1-385.8. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2729)

Overweight vehicles; application to Virginia-grown farm or forest products. Amending § 46.2-1128. (Patron-Stump, HB 2218)

Pesticides; directing Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to sell Compound DRC-1339 to private applicators. (Patron-Jackson, HB 2010)

Phragmites Advisory Board; created to manage Phragmites Austrailus. Amending §§ 2.1-1.6 and 9-6.25:1; adding §§ 9-152.6, 9-152.7 and 9-152.8. (Patron-Pollard, HB 2108)

Rabies; Fairfax County may create an oral vaccine distribution program. Amending §§ 3.1-796.100 and 32.1-48.3. (Patron-Amundson, HB 2152)

Real estate tax; applicability to multi-year agricultural and horticultural crops. Amending § 58.1-3231. (Patron-Mims, SB 901)

Riparian landowners; issuance of a bottomland permit for agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural irrigation or watering of animals. Amending § 28.2-1203. (Patron-Watkins, SB 837)

Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission; Interim Report of (HJR 129 and SJR 140, 2000). (HD 58)

Seed Potato Board; membership. Amending § 3.1-290. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 2028)

Veterinary inspections; not required for ornamental aquarium fish or invertebrate animals. Amending § 3.1-735. (Patron-Larrabee, HB 2497; Williams, SB 1043)


2001 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, Resolutions and Documents - For additional information, please contact Legislative Information, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone (804) 698-1500. Last Modified on June 11, 2001 at 11:28AM Eastern Daylight Time

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