AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND FOOD
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    AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND FOOD

    Accounts Delayed in Mail, Late Fees or Charges on; Report of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance (SJR 384, 1995). (SD 16)

    Agricultural Development Authority; abolished. Repealing §§ 3.1-27.1 through 3.1-27.36. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 528)

    Agricultural enterprises; Small Business Commission to study capital access and financing thereof. (Patron-Thomas, HJR 34)

    Agricultural land use; special exception or special use permit for above ground application or storage of sewage sludge. Amending §§ 3.1-22.28 and 15.1-491. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 1506)

    Agricultural Stewardship Act; created to provide agricultural water quality protection. Adding §§ 10.1-559.1 through 10.1-559.11. (Patron-Deeds, HB 1329)

    Agricultural water quality; joint subcommittee to study creation of "bad actor" enforcement program to address concerns in State, appropriation. (Patron-Bloxom, HJR 148; Murphy, HJR 250)

    Agricultural water quality protection; provisions. Adding §§ 10.1-559.1 through 10.1-559.10. (Patron-Murphy, HB 1413)

    Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of; joint subcommittee to study impact of reorganization on certain programs and their ability to provide effective customer services, appropriation. (Patron-Deeds, HJR 127)

    Animal groomers; standards of care. Amending §§ 3.1-796.68, 3.1-796.83:1 and 18.2-403.1. (Patron-Shuler, HB 92)

    Animal hospitals and clinics; issuance of permits. Adding § 54.1-3806.2; repealing § 54.1-3806.1. (Patron-Keating, HB 1107)

    Animals; immunity for those rendering emergency care thereto. Adding § 8.01-225.2. (Patron-Forbes, HB 996)

    Aquaculture; regulation. Amending §§ 3.1-73.6 and 29.1-417; adding §§ 3.1-73.9, 3.1-73.10 and 29.1-103.1. (Patron-Hanger, SB 521)

    Beekeeping; abolishing provisions. Repealing §§ 3.1-610.1 through 3.1-610.21. (Patron-Wardrup, HB 1179)

    Canine hybrids; regulation. Adding § 3.1-796.95:1. (Patron-Grayson, HB 929)

    Consumer Affairs, Administrator of; provisions. Amending § 3.1-18.2; adding § 3.1-18.1:1; repealing §§ 3.1-18.1 and 3.1-18.3. (Patron-Williams, SB 463)

    Consumer transactions; resolution of complaints involving violations of laws, establishment of a telephone hotline. Amending § 3.1-14. (Patron-Van Yahres, HB 886)

    Cotton module haulers; overweight permits. Amending § 46.2-1149.1. (Patron-Holland, SB 228)

    Creameries, plants and stations; license fees. Amending § 3.1-563; repealing § 3.1-571. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HB 409)

    Dogs and cats; rabies inoculation by veterinary technicians. Amending §§ 3.1-796.97 and 3.1-796.97:1. (Patron-Cox, HB 523)

    Economic development plan, rural; Departments of Economic Development and of Agriculture and Consumer Services to develop and implement. (Patron-Kilgore, HJR 45)

    Ethanol; abolishing manufacturing provisions. Repealing §§ 3.1-1050 through 3.1-1056. (Patron-Wardrup, HB 651)

    Farm machinery; not required to be licensed when operated on a highway. Amending § 46.2-667. (Patron-Dickinson, HB 494)

    Fertilizer Act; regulation of products. Amending § 3.1-106.4. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 1505)

    Food labeling; requirements. Amending §§ 3.1-394 and 3.1-396. (Patron-Landes, HB 568)

    Foreign Agricultural Investment Disclosure Act; abolished. Repealing §§ 3.1-22.22 through 3.1-22.27. (Patron-Purkey, HB 598)

    Grain; contracts for sale. Adding § 3.1-348.5:1. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 1443)

    Humane investigators and animal shelters; records and disposition of animals. Amending § 3.1-796.120. (Patron-Johnson, HB 294)

    Ice cream manufacturing; eliminates permit fee. Amending § 3.1-562.6. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HB 407)

    Income tax, state; credit for agricultural best management practices. Adding §§ 58.1-339.2 and 58.1-439.4. (Patron-Phillips, HB 1222)

    Income tax, state; credit for purchase of advanced technology pesticide and fertilizer application equipment. Amending §§ 58.1-337 and 58.1-436. (Patron-Katzen, HB 1215)

    License plates, special; issuance to members of Future Farmers of America Association. Amending § 46.2-746.7. (Patron-Guest, HB 431)

    License plates, special; issuance to supporters of dog and cat sterilization programs. Adding § 46.2-749.2:2. (Patron-Houck, SB 491)

    License plates, special; issuance to supporters of 4-H Foundation. Adding § 46.2-749.2:2. (Patron-Wampler, SB 348)

    Manufactured housing; restrictions in agricultural zones. Amending § 15.1-486.4. (Patron-Davies, HB 22; Forbes, HB 1001; Bloxom, HB 1447)

    Manufactured housing; restrictions in agricultural zones in Rappahannock County. Amending § 15.1-486.4. (Patron-Katzen, HB 1202)

    Milk Commission; members, terms, compensation. Amending §§ 3.1-426 and 3.1-426.1; repealing § 3.1-427. (Patron-Schrock, SB 527)

    Milk or cream; eliminates requirement that utensils used to measure fat composition be tested for accuracy, inspection of machines and scales. Amending §§ 3.1-533 and 3.1-539; repealing §§ 3.1-531 and 3.1-543. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HB 408)

    Noxious weeds; control in surface lakes and waters of the State. Amending §§ 3.1-296.12 and 3.1-296.13. (Patron-Ruff, HB 804)

    Nuisance birds; abolishing provisions. Repealing §§ 3.1-1011 through 3.1-1019. (Patron-Reid, HB 1028)

    Pesticide control; notice of application. Adding § 3.1-249.51:1. (Patron-Darner, HB 1153)

    Pet cemeteries; regulation. Adding §§ 57-39.20 through 57-39.25. (Patron-Shuler, HB 247)

    Sheep Industry Board; members. Amending § 3.1-1075. (Patron-Deeds, HB 38)

    Shooting preserves; prohibits shooting animals other than game animals. Adding § 3.1-796.94:1; repealing §§ 3.1-763.5:1 through 3.1-763.5:8. (Patron-Grayson, HB 1535)

    Slow-moving vehicle emblems; standards. Amending § 46.2-1081. (Patron-Landes, HB 567)

    Soil and water conservation; provisions. Adding §§ 3.1-1081 through 3.1-1224; repealing §§ 10.1-500 through 10.1-559, 10.1-560 through 10.1-571, 10.1-572, 10.1-573, 10.1-600 through 10.1-603, 10.1-603.16 through 10.1-603.23, 10.1-604 through 10.1-613 and 10.1-614 through 10.1-657. (Patron-Ruff, HB 1113)

    Stray animals; adoption. Amending § 3.1-796.96. (Patron-Davies, HB 329)

    Tobacco Farmers, Alternative Strategies for Assisting; Report of Joint Subcommittee (HJR 431, 1995). (HD 67)

    Unemployment compensation; not applicable to agricultural labor for aliens. Amending § 60.2-214. (Patron-Bloxom, HB 1555)


    1996 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, Resolutions and Documents - For additional information, please contact Legislative Information, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone (804) 786-6530. NOTE: Send us e-Mail if you have questions about the General Assembly or Legislative Information. Please include your phone number and address. Last Modified on October 30, 1996 at 10:16am

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