Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food |
SUBTITLE V. Domestic Animals |
CHAPTER 65. Comprehensive Animal Care |
ARTICLE 9. Cruelty to Animals |
SECTION 3.2-6570.1. Sale of animals after cruelty or neglect conviction; penalty |
Any person who has been convicted of a violation of any law concerning abuse, neglect, or cruelty to animals that sells, offers for sale, or trades any companion animal is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, a person may dispose of animals under the provisions of a court order. 2008, c. 852 , § 3.1-796.122:1. |