SD10 - Report of a Committee Appointed by the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Commerce to Study the Proliferation of Compounds for the Public Exhibition of Both Native and Exotic Wild Animals and the Possibility of the Need for Regulation of Such Activities

  • Published: 1975
  • Author: Department of Agriculture and Commerce
  • Enabling Authority: Senate Joint Resolution 77 (Regular Session, 1974)

Executive Summary:

This report, which covers the Proliferation of Wild and Exotic Animal Compounds, is respectfully submitted as requested by Senate Joint Resolution No. 77 passed by the 1974 General Assembly.

The study was carried out by a special committee of competent veterinarians and others who have had many years of experience in this field. They worked hard and diligently in reviewing the situation, and I want to respectfully thank all of them for their time and efforts.

I would like to particularly call your attention to the recommendations contained in Section IV of the report to amend the appropriate portions of the law extending the responsibilities of this Department and the State Veterinarians Office as they relate to animal disease control to cover the regulation of wild and exotic animal compounds.

It is hoped that these recommendations will receive favorable consideration, and will be enacted into law.

Sincerely,

S. Mason Carbaugh
Commissioner