Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 
Board
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
 
chapter
Regulations for Determining Whether a Facility Meets the Purpose of Finding Permanent Adoptive Homes for Animals [2 VAC 5 ‑ 115]
Action Promulgate regulation required by Chapter 319 of the 2016 Acts of Assembly
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 12/14/2018
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12/11/18  2:13 pm
Commenter: Robin Robertson Starr, Richmond SPCA

Please do not adopt the proposed regulations
 

The proposed regulations are meaningless.If regs are to be enforceable, they must include clear, quantitative standards. The sections regarding advertising, foster care and transfer provide no quantitative parameters at all. In addition, the last of the "activities," which is having programs to keep pets in homes, has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with adopting animals to permanent homes which is the focus of the statutory provision. The proposed regs disregard the clear intent of the General Assembly and the will of the people. Please add actual, numeric adoption perecentage requirements and reject anything that does not do so. 

CommentID: 68872