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The evaluation may include conducting tests of the animals believed to be affected with such disease, and ascertain, if possible, what, if any, disease exists, and whether the same is contagious or infectious.B\n\nUpon notice by the State Veterinarian or his representative, the owner or custodian of any animal to be evaluated shall isolate and confine the animal if necessary to accomplish the evaluation or to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious disease.C\n\n1. If a disease is found to be contagious or infectious, the State Veterinarian, or his representative, may adopt and enforce quarantine lines and regulations and shall enforce such cleaning and disinfection as may be deemed necessary to prevent the spread of such disease. Quarantine lines and regulations, when adopted, shall supersede any similar provisions made by the governing body of any county under the provisions of Chapter 12 (\u00a7 15.2-1200 et seq.) of Title 15.2.2\n\nThe State Veterinarian may issue and enforce a proclamation limiting live animal sales and events or the movement of manure, bedding, equipment, vehicles, or other material that may be infectious to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases to livestock and poultry.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208395,"text":"The State Veterinarian, upon receipt of reliable information of the existence of any contagious or infectious disease among animals of the Commonwealth with potential impact on livestock or poultry, shall immediately make an evaluation that may include going to the place where such disease has been reported. The evaluation may include conducting tests of the animals believed to be affected with such disease, and ascertain, if possible, what, if any, disease exists, and whether the same is contagious or infectious.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":208396,"text":"Upon notice by the State Veterinarian or his representative, the owner or custodian of any animal to be evaluated shall isolate and confine the animal if necessary to accomplish the evaluation or to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious disease.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":208397,"text":"1. If a disease is found to be contagious or infectious, the State Veterinarian, or his representative, may adopt and enforce quarantine lines and regulations and shall enforce such cleaning and disinfection as may be deemed necessary to prevent the spread of such disease. Quarantine lines and regulations, when adopted, shall supersede any similar provisions made by the governing body of any county under the provisions of Chapter 12 (\u00a7 15.2-1200 et seq.) of Title 15.2.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"C2"},"3":{"id":208398,"text":"The State Veterinarian may issue and enforce a proclamation limiting live animal sales and events or the movement of manure, bedding, equipment, vehicles, or other material that may be infectious to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases to livestock and poultry.","type":"section","prefixes":["C","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"C2","prefix_anchor":"C2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13570,"edition_id":1,"name":"Contagious and Infectious Diseases","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13569,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:17","permalink":{"id":198171,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13570,"identifier":"1","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1","url":"\/3.2\/V\/60\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13569,"edition_id":1,"name":"Livestock and Poultry","identifier":"60","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13169,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:17","permalink":{"id":198169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13569,"identifier":"60","token":"3.2\/V\/60","url":"\/3.2\/V\/60\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13169,"edition_id":1,"name":"Domestic Animals","identifier":"V","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12793,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:23","permalink":{"id":198133,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13169,"identifier":"V","token":"3.2\/V","url":"\/3.2\/V\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12793,"edition_id":1,"name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":193939,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12793,"identifier":"3.2","token":"3.2","url":"\/3.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66726,"structure_id":13570,"section_number":"3.2-6000","catch_line":"Right of entry","url":"\/3.2-6000\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6000","metadata":false},{"id":72931,"structure_id":13570,"section_number":"3.2-6001","catch_line":"Protection of livestock and poultry","url":"\/3.2-6001\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6001","metadata":false},{"id":86354,"structure_id":13570,"section_number":"3.2-6002","catch_line":"Contagious and infectious diseases; 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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 702; in 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64928,"section_number":"15.2-1200","catch_line":"General powers of counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56894,"identifier":"3.2-6003","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6003","url":"\/3.2-6003\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6003\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6003","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duty of State Veterinarian when animals are suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6003","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span>, upon receipt of reliable information of the existence of any contagious or infectious disease among <span class=\"dictionary\">animals<\/span> of the Commonwealth with potential impact on <span class=\"dictionary\">livestock<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">poultry<\/span>, shall immediately make an evaluation that may include going to the place where such disease has been reported. The evaluation may include conducting tests of the <span class=\"dictionary\">animals<\/span> believed to be affected with such disease, and ascertain, if possible, what, if any, disease exists, and whether the same is contagious or infectious. <a id=\"paragraph-208395\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6003\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Upon notice by the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span> or his representative, the owner or custodian of any <span class=\"dictionary\">animal<\/span> to be evaluated shall isolate and confine the <span class=\"dictionary\">animal<\/span> if necessary to accomplish the evaluation or to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious disease. <a id=\"paragraph-208396\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6003\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> 1. If a disease is found to be contagious or infectious, the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span>, or his representative, may adopt and enforce quarantine lines and regulations and shall enforce such cleaning and disinfection as may be deemed necessary to prevent the spread of such disease. Quarantine lines and regulations, when adopted, shall supersede any similar provisions made by the governing body of any county under the provisions of Chapter 12 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"General powers of counties\" href=\"\/15.2-1200\/\">15.2-1200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 15.2. <a id=\"paragraph-208397\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6003\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> and enforce a proclamation limiting live <span class=\"dictionary\">animal<\/span> sales and events or the movement of manure, bedding, equipment, vehicles, or other <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> that may be infectious to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases to <span class=\"dictionary\">livestock<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">poultry<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-208398\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6003\/#C2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTY OF STATE VETERINARIAN WHEN ANIMALS ARE SUSPECTED OF HAVING A CONTAGIOUS OR\nINFECTIOUS DISEASE (\u00a7 3.2-6003)\n\nA. The State Veterinarian, upon receipt of reliable information of the existence\nof any contagious or infectious disease among animals of the Commonwealth with\npotential impact on livestock or poultry, shall immediately make an evaluation\nthat may include going to the place where such disease has been reported. The\nevaluation may include conducting tests of the animals believed to be affected\nwith such disease, and ascertain, if possible, what, if any, disease exists, and\nwhether the same is contagious or infectious.\n\nB. Upon notice by the State Veterinarian or his representative, the owner or\ncustodian of any animal to be evaluated shall isolate and confine the animal if\nnecessary to accomplish the evaluation or to prevent the spread of contagious or\ninfectious disease.\n\nC. 1. If a disease is found to be contagious or infectious, the State\nVeterinarian, or his representative, may adopt and enforce quarantine lines and\nregulations and shall enforce such cleaning and disinfection as may be deemed\nnecessary to prevent the spread of such disease. Quarantine lines and\nregulations, when adopted, shall supersede any similar provisions made by the\ngoverning body of any county under the provisions of Chapter 12 (\u00a7 15.2-1200 et\nseq.) of Title 15.2.\n\n   2. The State Veterinarian may issue and enforce a proclamation limiting live\n   animal sales and events or the movement of manure, bedding, equipment,\n   vehicles, or other material that may be infectious to prevent the spread of\n   contagious or infectious diseases to livestock and poultry.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-569; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-727; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}