                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ANIMAL TESTING FACILITIES OPERATED BY A STATE AGENCY; NONHUMAN PRIMATES (§
3.2-6593.3)

A. For the purposes of this section:
			&#8220;Certified sanctuary&#8221; 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.
			&#8220;Nonhuman primate&#8221; 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&#8217;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.

HISTORY: 2025, c. 437.