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HOUSE BILL NO. 1877 Offered January 11, 2017 Prefiled January 10, 2017 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 3.2-6539.1, relating to tethering of dogs; local ordinances. ---------- Patron-- Pogge (By Request) ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 3.2-6539.1 as follows:

§3.2-6539.1. Ordinances regulating tethering of dogs.

The governing body of any locality may adopt ordinances limiting the amount of time during which a dog, notwithstanding its enjoyment of adequate space, may be tethered.