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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 771<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1430561,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359165,"identifier":"32.1-162.32","token":"32.1\/5.4\/32.1-162.32","url":"\/32.1-162.32\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.32\/","token":"32.1\/5.4\/32.1-162.32","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.32","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For purposes of this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Animal subject<\/span>” means a dog or a cat.

\t\t\t“Medically unnecessary<\/span>” means not carried out solely for the better health, welfare, or safety of the animal subject<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No funds appropriated, granted, or awarded by the Commonwealth shall be used by any person<\/span> or entity, public or private, to directly fund medically unnecessary<\/span> research classified under pain and distress category E by the U.S. Department<\/span> of Agriculture on animal subjects<\/span>. For purposes of this section, the direct funding of research shall not include the appropriation, grant, or award of funds for the construction or maintenance of facilities; the purchase or maintenance of general-use equipment; overhead costs; capital improvements; or faculty or employee salaries. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 32.1-162.32)\n\nA. For purposes of this section, unless the context requires a different\nmeaning:\n\t\t\t“Animal subject” means a dog or a cat.\t\t\t“Medically\nunnecessary” means not carried out solely for the better health, welfare,\nor safety of the animal subject.\n\nB. No funds appropriated, granted, or awarded by the Commonwealth shall be used\nby any person or entity, public or private, to directly fund medically\nunnecessary research classified under pain and distress category E by the U.S.\nDepartment of Agriculture on animal subjects. For purposes of this section, the\ndirect funding of research shall not include the appropriation, grant, or award\nof funds for the construction or maintenance of facilities; the purchase or\nmaintenance of general-use equipment; overhead costs; capital improvements; or\nfaculty or employee salaries.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 771.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}