Virginia HB1238 allows localities to regulate or prohibit the sale of animals in pet shops.
Virginia HB1238 empowers localities to create ordinances regulating or prohibiting the sale of animals in pet shops. These ordinances can include special licensing, inspections, reporting, and restrictions on the sale of certain animals. Any civil penalties collected from violations will be deposited in the locality's general fund. The bill also allows for the establishment of uniform schedules of civil penalties for specific violations, with a maximum penalty of $500 per violation.
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