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Expenses associated with meeting entry requirements shall be borne by the owner of the animal.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":228036,"text":"When the Commissioner or the State Veterinarian shall have a reasonable belief of the existence of contagious or infectious diseases of animals in localities in other states, territories, or countries, or that conditions exist that, in the judgment of the Commissioner or of the State Veterinarian, render the importation of animals from such localities a menace to the health of the livestock or poultry of the Commonwealth, the Commissioner or the State Veterinarian shall, by proclamation, prohibit the importation of any or all kinds of animals from any locality of other states, territories or countries, into the Commonwealth, except pursuant to subsection B.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":228037,"text":"The Commissioner or the State Veterinarian may require documentation of negative laboratory test results using a test specified by the State Veterinarian within a specific time period prior to an animal, embryo, hatching egg, or semen entering the Commonwealth. 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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":198213,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62531,"identifier":"3.2-6010","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6010","url":"\/3.2-6010\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6010\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/1\/3.2-6010","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proclamation prohibiting animal importation; required tests","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6010","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> When the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span> shall have a reasonable belief of the existence of contagious or infectious diseases of <span class=\"dictionary\">animals<\/span> in localities in other states, territories, or countries, or that conditions exist that, in the <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> or of the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span>, render the importation of <span class=\"dictionary\">animals<\/span> from such localities a menace to the health of the <span class=\"dictionary\">livestock<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">poultry<\/span> of the Commonwealth, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span> shall, by proclamation, prohibit the importation of any or all kinds of <span class=\"dictionary\">animals<\/span> from any locality of other states, territories or countries, into the Commonwealth, except pursuant to subsection B. <a id=\"paragraph-228036\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6010\/#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> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span> may require documentation of negative laboratory test results using a test specified by the <span class=\"dictionary\">State Veterinarian<\/span> within a specific time period prior to an <span class=\"dictionary\">animal<\/span>, embryo, <span class=\"dictionary\">hatching egg<\/span>, or semen entering the Commonwealth. Expenses associated with meeting entry requirements shall be borne by the owner of the <span class=\"dictionary\">animal<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-228037\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6010\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCLAMATION PROHIBITING ANIMAL IMPORTATION; REQUIRED TESTS (\u00a7 3.2-6010)\n\nA. When the Commissioner or the State Veterinarian shall have a reasonable\nbelief of the existence of contagious or infectious diseases of animals in\nlocalities in other states, territories, or countries, or that conditions exist\nthat, in the judgment of the Commissioner or of the State Veterinarian, render\nthe importation of animals from such localities a menace to the health of the\nlivestock or poultry of the Commonwealth, the Commissioner or the State\nVeterinarian shall, by proclamation, prohibit the importation of any or all\nkinds of animals from any locality of other states, territories or countries,\ninto the Commonwealth, except pursuant to subsection B.\n\nB. The Commissioner or the State Veterinarian may require documentation of\nnegative laboratory test results using a test specified by the State\nVeterinarian within a specific time period prior to an animal, embryo, hatching\negg, or semen entering the Commonwealth. Expenses associated with meeting entry\nrequirements shall be borne by the owner of the animal.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-576; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-734; 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}}