STATE STATUTES & CODES

VIRGINIA STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 65 - Comprehensive Animal Care (3.2-6500 thru 3.2-6590)

• 3.2-6500 - Definitions.
• 3.2-6501 - Regulations and guidelines.
• 3.2-6502 - State Veterinarian's power to inspect premises where animals are kept; investigations and search warrants.
• 3.2-6503 - Care of companion animals by owner; penalty.
• 3.2-6504 - Abandonment of animal; penalty.
• 3.2-6505 - Disposal of animals by means of decompression chamber and use of gas chamber for companion animals prohibited.
• 3.2-6506 - Exceptions regarding veterinarians.
• 3.2-6507 - Injured or sick animal; action by veterinarian.
• 3.2-6507.1 - Business license required.
• 3.2-6507.2 - Commercial dog breeding; requirements.
• 3.2-6507.3 - Right of entry.
• 3.2-6507.4 - Concurrent operation of releasing agency prohibited.
• 3.2-6507.5 - Penalty.
• 3.2-6507.6 - Duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth.
• 3.2-6508 - Transporting animals; requirements; penalty.
• 3.2-6509 - Misrepresentation of animal's condition; penalties.
• 3.2-6510 - Sale of unweaned or certain immature animals prohibited, vaccinations required for dogs and cats; penalty.
• 3.2-6511 - Failure of dealer or pet shop to provide adequate care; penalty.
• 3.2-6511.1 - Pet shops; procurement from unlicensed commercial dog breeders; penalty.
• 3.2-6512 - Sale without pet dealer's animal history certificate violation of Consumer Protection Act; contents of certificate.
• 3.2-6513 - Inclusion of false or misleading statements in certificate violation of Consumer Protection Act.
• 3.2-6514 - Consumer remedies for receipt of diseased animal upon certification by veterinarian.
• 3.2-6515 - Written notice of consumer remedies required to be supplied by pet dealers.
• 3.2-6516 - Failure of pet dealer to effect registration after promise; violation of Consumer Protection Act; remedies; veterinary certification; finding of intestinal parasites; illness subsequent to
• 3.2-6517 - Remedies cumulative.
• 3.2-6518 - Boarding establishments and groomers; veterinary care requirements; consumer notification; penalty.
• 3.2-6519 - Written notice of consumer remedies required to be supplied by boarding establishments; penalty.
• 3.2-6520 - Procedure for animals left unclaimed with veterinarian or boarding establishment after public notice; lien; sale.
• 3.2-6521 - Rabies inoculation of companion animals; availability of certificate; rabies clinics.
• 3.2-6522 - Rabid animals.
• 3.2-6523 - Inoculation for rabies at animal shelters.
• 3.2-6524 - Unlicensed dogs prohibited; ordinances for licensing cats.
• 3.2-6525 - Regulations to prevent spread of rabies.
• 3.2-6526 - What dog or cat license shall consist of.
• 3.2-6527 - How to obtain license.
• 3.2-6528 - Amount of license tax.
• 3.2-6529 - Veterinarians to provide treasurer with rabies certificate information; civil penalty.
• 3.2-6530 - When license tax payable.
• 3.2-6531 - Displaying receipts; dogs to wear tags.
• 3.2-6532 - Duplicate license tags.
• 3.2-6533 - Effect of dog or cat not wearing a license tag as evidence.
• 3.2-6534 - Disposition of funds.
• 3.2-6535 - Supplemental funds.
• 3.2-6536 - Payment of license tax subsequent to summons.
• 3.2-6537 - Ordinances; penalties.
• 3.2-6538 - Governing body of any locality may prohibit dogs from running at large.
• 3.2-6539 - Ordinance requiring dogs to be kept on leash.
• 3.2-6540 - Control of dangerous or vicious dogs; penalties.
• 3.2-6541 - Authority to prohibit training of attack dogs.
• 3.2-6542 - Establishment of Dangerous Dog Registry.
• 3.2-6543 - Governing body of any locality may adopt certain ordinances.
• 3.2-6544 - Regulation of keeping of animals and fowl.
• 3.2-6545 - Regulation of sale of animals procured from animal shelters.
• 3.2-6546 - County or city pounds; confinement and disposition of animals; affiliation with foster care providers; penalties; injunctive relief.
• 3.2-6547 - Acceptance of animals for research or experimentation; prohibition.
• 3.2-6548 - Animal shelters; confinement and disposition of animals; affiliation with foster care providers; penalties; injunctive relief.
• 3.2-6549 - Releasing agencies other than pounds or animal shelters; confinement and disposition of companion animals; recordkeeping; affiliation with foster care providers; penalties.
• 3.2-6550 - Requirements for foster homes; penalty.
• 3.2-6551 - Notification by individuals finding companion animals; penalty.
• 3.2-6552 - Dogs killing, injuring or chasing livestock or poultry.
• 3.2-6553 - Compensation for livestock and poultry killed by dogs.
• 3.2-6554 - Disposal of dead companion animals.
• 3.2-6555 - Position of animal control officer created.
• 3.2-6556 - Training of animal control officers.
• 3.2-6557 - Animal control officers and humane investigators; limitations; records; penalties.
• 3.2-6558 - Humane investigators; qualifications; appointment; term.
• 3.2-6559 - Powers and duties of humane investigators.
• 3.2-6560 - Expenses of humane investigators.
• 3.2-6561 - Revocation of appointment of humane investigators.
• 3.2-6562 - Capturing, confining, and euthanizing companion animals by animal control officers; approval of drugs used.
• 3.2-6562.1 - Rabies exposure; local authority and responsibility plan.
• 3.2-6563 - When animals to be euthanized; procedure.
• 3.2-6564 - Complaint of suspected violation; investigation.
• 3.2-6565 - Impoundment; expenses; lien; disposition of animal.
• 3.2-6566 - Preventing cruelty to animals; interference; penalty.
• 3.2-6567 - Enforcement authority.
• 3.2-6568 - Power of search for violations of statutes against cruelty to animals.
• 3.2-6569 - Seizure and impoundment of animals; notice and hearing; disposition of animal; disposition of proceeds upon sale.
• 3.2-6570 - Cruelty to animals; penalty.
• 3.2-6570.1 - Sale of animals after cruelty or neglect conviction; penalty.
• 3.2-6571 - Animal fighting; penalty.
• 3.2-6572 - Description unavailable
• 3.2-6573 - Shooting birds for amusement, and renting premises for such purposes; penalty.
• 3.2-6574 - Sterilization of adopted dogs and cats; enforcement; civil penalty.
• 3.2-6575 - Sterilization agreement.
• 3.2-6576 - Sterilization confirmation; civil penalty.
• 3.2-6577 - Notification concerning lost, stolen or dead dogs or cats; civil penalty.
• 3.2-6578 - Exemptions.
• 3.2-6579 - Releasing agency; fees and deposits.
• 3.2-6580 - Civil penalties.
• 3.2-6581 - Definitions.
• 3.2-6582 - Hybrid canine ordinance; penalty.
• 3.2-6583 - Hybrid canines killing, injuring or chasing livestock.
• 3.2-6584 - Compensation for livestock and poultry killed by hybrid canines.
• 3.2-6585 - Dogs and cats deemed personal property; rights relating thereto.
• 3.2-6586 - Dog injuring or killing other companion animals.
• 3.2-6587 - Unlawful acts; penalties.
• 3.2-6588 - Intentional interference with a guide or leader dog; penalty.
• 3.2-6589 - Selling garments containing dog or cat fur prohibited; penalty.
• 3.2-6590 - Jurisdiction of general district courts; right of appeal.

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