3.2-6036 - Department may issue, deny, and revoke licenses. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-6036. Department may issue, deny, and revoke licenses.

A. The Department shall issue a license for shooting enclosures only to thoseenclosures that were in operation on or before January 1, 1995. Theseenclosures shall hold only those animals described in § 3.2-6040 and asspecified in regulations. The Department shall issue a license to a shootingenclosure only if it meets the requirements of this article and regulationsadopted hereunder. No person shall operate an enclosure unless he hasobtained a license from the Department.

B. The Department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license if the applicant fora license or a licensee, violates, or is otherwise not in compliance withthis article or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

C. Before a shooting enclosure is licensed and throughout the duration of thelicense, the Department shall inspect the shooting enclosure to ensurecompliance with this article or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

D. The State Veterinarian is authorized to seize and dispose of anylivestock, as described in § 3.2-6040, found in shooting enclosures that arenot licensed under this article.

E. Any person convicted of operating an unlicensed shooting enclosure shallpay all reasonable costs incurred by the Department in the seizure anddisposal of any confiscated livestock.

F. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly provide livestock, as describedin § 3.2-6040, to an unlicensed shooting enclosure.

(1995, c. 822, § 3.1-763.5:2; 2007, c. 298; 2008, c. 860.)