SECTION 18.2-403.2. Offenses involving animals — Class 3 misdemeanors  

The following unlawful acts and offenses against animals shall constitute and be punished as a Class 3 misdemeanor:

1. Violation of § 3.2-6511 pertaining to the failure of a shopkeeper or pet dealer to provide adequate care to animals.

2. Violation of § 3.2-6511 pertaining to the misrepresentation of an animal's condition by the shopkeeper or pet dealer.

3. Violation of § 3.2-6511 pertaining to the sale of baby fowl.

4. Violation of clause (iv) of subsection A of § 3.2-6511 pertaining to soring horses.

5. Violation of § 3.2-6511 pertaining to notice of consumer remedies required to be supplied by boarding establishments.

1984, c. 492; 1992, c. 177; 1993, c. 174; 1999, c. 3.2-6511 ; 2003, c. 3.2-6511 ; 2008, cc. 3.2-6511 , 3.2-6511 ; 2018, c. 3.2-6511 ; 2019, cc. 3.2-6511 , 3.2-6511 .