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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Regulations Pertaining to Pet Shops Selling Dogs or Cats [2 VAC 5 ‑ 105]

Action:

Amendments to conform to provisions of Ch. 610 of the 2025 Acts of Assembly

Action 6962 / Stage 11105

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Documents
Preliminary Draft Text	None submitted
Agency Background Document	1/7/2026

Status
DPB Review	Submitted on 1/7/2026 DPB review in progress. [Day 10]
Secretary Review	Not yet submitted to Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
Governor's Review	Not yet submitted
Virginia Registrar	Not yet submitted
Comment Period	You may comment on this stage in a Town Hall comment forum as soon as it is published in The Virginia Register of Regulations. If you sign up for the Town Hall email notification service, you will be notified when the comment forum opens. The regulatory information regarding this stage is subject to change until 5 days before it is published in the Register.

Contact Information
Name / Title:	Dr. Carolynn Bissett / Program Manager, Office of Veterinary Services
Address:	P. O. Box 1163 Richmond, VA 23218
Email Address:	Carolynn.Bissett@vdacs.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)786-2483 FAX: (804)371-2380 TDD: (800)828-1120

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.

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Action 6962:

Amendments to conform to provisions of Ch. 610 of the 2025 Acts of Assembly

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage Type	Status
NOIRA (11105)	DPB review in progress.

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