§ 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.
History
This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 852 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.
2008, c. 852, § 3.1-796.122:1.