§ 3.2-6550 Requirements for foster homes; penalty
In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, foster homes shall be subject to the following:
1. No foster home shall be operated in violation of any local zoning ordinance; and
2. No private residential dwelling and its surrounding grounds that serves as a foster home shall keep more than 50 companion animals on site at one time. Any foster home found in violation of this section may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250.
History
This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1007 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 860; in 2014, chapter 148.
2003, c. 1007, § 3.1-796.96:6; 2008, c. 860; 2014, c. 148.