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| Bill | Dangerous dogs; clarifies definition, etc. | Removes the requirement that a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer apply for a summons requiring a dog owner to appear before a general district court when the officer has reason to believe that the dog is dangerous. In the case of a dog that has bitten a cat or dog, the bill requires investigation by an officer for certain exemptions from the definition of "dangerous dog" to apply and removes an exemption for good cause as determined by a court. In the case of a dog that has bitten a person, the bill creates an exemption when an investigating officer finds that the injury is minor. The bill allows a court to use good cause as a reason to determine that a dog is not dangerous. The bill also reduces from 45 days to 30 days the period within which (i) an owner of a dog found to be dangerous is required to obtain a dangerous dog registration certificate and (ii) a convicted owner of a dangerous dog is required to comply with certain provisions. The bill contains technical amendments. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2017 | HB 2381 | Virginia HB 2381 (2017) |
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Virginia HB 2381 (2017) — Dangerous dogs; clarifies definition, etc.
Removes the requirement that a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer apply for a summons requiring a dog owner to appear before a general district court when the officer has reason to believe that the dog is dangerous. In the case of a dog that has bitten a cat or dog, the bill requires investigation by an officer for certain exemptions from the definition of "dangerous dog" to apply and removes an exemption for good cause as determined by a court. In the case of a dog that has bitten a person, the bill creates an exemption when an investigating officer finds that the injury is minor. The bill allows a court to use good cause as a reason to determine that a dog is not dangerous. The bill also reduces from 45 days to 30 days the period within which (i) an owner of a dog found to be dangerous is required to obtain a dangerous dog registration certificate and (ii) a convicted owner of a dangerous dog is required to comply with certain provisions. The bill contains technical amendments.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0396) (committee substitute) — source
- House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2381ER) (committee substitute) — source
- House: Presented and ordered printed 17103592D (committee substitute) — source
- House: Printed as engrossed 17103592D-E (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment — 21–0 (pass) · legislature
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources — 15–0 (pass) · legislature
- Passed Senate — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
- Passed Senate — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment — 7–0 (pass) · legislature
- Constitutional reading dispensed — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — 97–0 (pass) · legislature
- Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
Sponsors
- C. Matthew Fariss — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-01-17 Presented and ordered printed 17103592D
introduction - 2017-01-17 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2017-01-23 Assigned ACNR sub: Agriculture
referral-committee - 2017-02-02 Read first time
reading-1 - 2017-02-03 Read second time
reading-2 - 2017-02-03 Committee amendment agreed to
- 2017-02-03 Engrossed by House as amended HB2381E
- 2017-02-03 Printed as engrossed 17103592D-E
- 2017-02-06 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2017-02-07 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2017-02-07 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2017-02-21 Read third time
reading-3 - 2017-02-24 Enrolled
- 2017-02-24 Signed by Speaker
- 2017-02-24 Signed by President
- 2017-02-28 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17
- 2017-02-28 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 2017-03-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (effective 7/1/17)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3c1fbd0d-b951-4bcb-9ccd-3ece3c64cd83. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).