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The carcasses shall be disposed of pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board.B\n\nIf the owner or custodian fails to euthanize or slaughter any condemned livestock or poultry pursuant to subsection A, then the State Veterinarian or his representative may seize the condemned livestock or poultry and euthanize or slaughter the animals as required.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208726,"text":"The State Veterinarian may require the owner or custodian to euthanize or slaughter condemned livestock or poultry within a specified period of time, and under state or federal supervision, or under regulations of the Board. 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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":false,"permalink":{"id":198209,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56982,"identifier":"3.2-6009","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6009","url":"\/3.2-6009\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6009\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6009","dublin_core":{"Title":"Euthanasia or slaughter of livestock or poultry by owner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6009","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> may require the owner or custodian to euthanize or slaughter condemned <span class=\"dictionary\">livestock<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">poultry<\/span> within a specified period of time, and under state or federal supervision, or under regulations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. The carcasses shall be disposed of pursuant to regulations adopted by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-208726\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6009\/#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> If the owner or custodian fails to euthanize or slaughter any condemned <span class=\"dictionary\">livestock<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">poultry<\/span> pursuant to subsection A, then the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span> or his representative may seize the condemned <span class=\"dictionary\">livestock<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">poultry<\/span> and euthanize or slaughter the <span class=\"dictionary\">animals<\/span> as required. <a id=\"paragraph-208727\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6009\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEUTHANASIA OR SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK OR POULTRY BY OWNER (\u00a7 3.2-6009)\n\nA. The State Veterinarian may require the owner or custodian to euthanize or\nslaughter condemned livestock or poultry within a specified period of time, and\nunder state or federal supervision, or under regulations of the Board. The\ncarcasses shall be disposed of pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board.\n\nB. If the owner or custodian fails to euthanize or slaughter any condemned\nlivestock or poultry pursuant to subsection A, then the State Veterinarian or\nhis representative may seize the condemned livestock or poultry and euthanize or\nslaughter the animals as required.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-586; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-751; 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}}