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872 OfferedAMENDMENT JanuaryIN 18,THE 2018NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources on February 1, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Spruill) A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-6500 and 3.2-6543 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tethering of animals.

----------Be Patrons--it Spruill,enacted Dance,by DeSteph,the Ebbin,General Mason,Assembly McClellan,of Reeves,Virginia: Stanley, Sturtevant, Wagner and Wexton;

Delegates:

Ayala, Bell, John J., Helsel, Jones, S.C., Lindsey, Simon, Turpin, VanValkenburg and Yancey ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

The outdoor tethering of ana companion animal, unless the companion animal is actively engaged in an agricultural or hunting activity, shall not constitute the provision of adequate shelter when it is conducted (a) betweenwhen the hoursactual ofor 10effective p.m.outdoor temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, or 85 degrees Fahrenheit or higher;

and(b) 6during a.m.,a unlessheat theadvisory animalissued isby activelya engagedlocal inor conductstate thatauthority; is directly related to agricultural activity on property whose zoning classification, if any, permits such agricultural activity;

(b)or when(c) noduring ownerthe iseffective onperiod for a severe weather warning issued for the property;area by the National Weather Service, including a hurricane warning, tropical storm warning, or tornado warning.

(c) when the actual or effective outdoor temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, or 85 degrees Fahrenheit or higher;

(d) during a heat advisory issued by a local or state authority;

or (e) during the effective period for a severe weather warning issued for the area by the National Weather Service, including a hurricane warning, tropical storm warning, or tornado warning.

and does not have weights or other heavy objects attached to itit. or contain metal chain links.

The provisions of this definition that relate to tethering shall not apply to agricultural animals.