                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ANIMAL TESTING FACILITIES; PUBLIC NOTIFICATION (§ 3.2-6593.2)

A. For the purposes of this section:
			&#8220;Animal&#8221; means any live vertebrate nonhuman species except
fish.			&#8220;Animal testing facility&#8221; means any facility of a state
agency or institution of higher education that confines and uses animals for
research, education, testing, or other experimental, scientific, or medical
purposes. &#8220;Animal testing facility&#8221; does not include any
agricultural operation, as that term is defined in &#xA7; 3.2-300, or any
agricultural education event.			&#8220;Animal test method&#8221; means a process
or procedure that uses animals for research, education, testing, or
experimental, scientific, or biomedical purposes.			&#8220;Animal Welfare
Act&#8221; means the federal Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. &#xA7; 2131 et
seq.).			&#8220;APHIS&#8221; means the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service.			&#8220;Contract testing facility&#8221; means
any partnership, corporation, association, or other legal relationship that
conducts research, education, testing, or experimental, scientific, or
biomedical studies on behalf of another entity.			&#8220;Critical
noncompliance&#8221; means an instance of noncompliance that resulted in a
serious or adverse effect on the health and well-being of one or more animals,
as determined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.			&#8220;Federal facility&#8221; means any building or
infrastructure used or to be used by the federal government, including any
building or infrastructure located on lands owned by the federal
government.			&#8220;Inspection report&#8221; means any report issued by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to an
animal testing facility.

B. Any animal testing facility, contract testing facility, or manufacturer that
uses an animal test method shall display a link to its annual report (APHIS Form
7023), as submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Animal
Welfare Act, on the homepage or landing page of the facility&#8217;s or
manufacturer&#8217;s website on or before December 1 for the preceding federal
fiscal year.

C. Any animal testing facility shall (i) within 30 days of receiving a U.S.
Department of Agriculture inspection report, make such inspection report
publicly available along with any other relevant U.S. Department of Agriculture
final incident reports, and relevant documents generated during or as a result
of internal or external reviews and (ii) within 30 days of receiving any U.S.
Department of Agriculture official warning, notice of alleged violation,
settlement agreement or stipulation, administrative complaint, decision or
order, or any other enforcement record, make such documents publicly available.
Any animal testing facility required to make documents publicly available
pursuant to this subsection shall do so by either (a) displaying a link to
access such documents on the homepage or landing page of the animal testing
facility&#8217;s website or (b) if such animal testing facility does not have a
website, issuing a press release or other similar publication. An animal testing
facility may redact information contained within such documents in accordance
with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (&#xA7; 2.2-3700 et seq.).

D. If an animal testing facility operated by an institution of higher education
in the Commonwealth receives a citation for critical noncompliance under the
Animal Welfare Act or regulations adopted thereunder, such animal testing
facility shall notify the leadership of such institution of higher education,
including the president, dean, and board of visitors or board of trustees.

E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any federal facility or
privately owned licensed veterinary practice.

HISTORY: 2023, cc. 532, 533; 2025, c. 329.