Virginia § 3.2-6593.3 - Animal testing facilities operated by a state agency; nonhuman primates
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 3.2-6593.3 — Animal testing facilities operated by a state agency; nonhuman primates, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3.2-6593.3. Animal testing facilities operated by a state agency; nonhuman primates
A. For the purposes of this section:
"Certified sanctuary" means any facility that provides temporary or permanent safe haven to nonhuman primates that is fully accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries or certified by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
"Nonhuman primate" means all nonhuman members of the order Primates.
B. Any animal testing facility operated by a state agency that no longer has need for a nonhuman primate in its possession shall, in consultation with such animal testing facility's attending veterinarian, consider options for and determine the appropriate care and treatment of such nonhuman primate, which shall include offering for release such nonhuman primate to a certified sanctuary. Such animal testing facility may enter into an agreement with such certified sanctuary for the implementation of the provisions of this section.
2025, c. 437.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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