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Openings shall be of a minimum size of eight inches square and equipped with tight lids.\n\t\t“Incinerator” means a device designed for treatment of waste by combustion.\n\t\t“Landfill” means an area permitted by the Department of Environmental Quality allowing the disposal of dead poultry.\n\t\t“Person” means any person who engages in the raising or keeping of poultry for profit in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Poultry” means all chickens, ducks, turkeys, or other domestic fowls being raised or kept on any premises in the Commonwealth for profit.\n\t\t“Premises” means the entire tract of land including the buildings thereon, owned, leased, or used by any person for the raising or keeping of poultry for profit.\n\t\t“Raising or keeping of poultry for profit” means the raising or keeping of 500 or more poultry at one time for the purpose of sale of such poultry or the eggs produced therefrom.\n\t\t“Rendering” means treating dead poultry according to the process described in 9 C.F.R. \u00a7 82.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":251413,"text":"As used in this article unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Composting” means the natural process in which beneficial microbes reduce dead poultry into a biologically safe by-product.\n\t\t“Dead poultry” means poultry, exclusive of those intentionally slaughtered, that die as a result of disease, injury, or of natural causes, upon any premises in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Disposal” means to put dead poultry into a landfill or the complete destruction of dead poultry in an incinerator or a disposal pit, or by rendering or composting.\n\t\t“Disposal pit” means an opening dug in the ground to a minimum depth of six feet, containing a minimum capacity of 150 cubic feet, covered with a minimum of 12 inches of dirt, and provided with one or more openings for the introduction of poultry therein. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 101 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76540,"section_number":"3.2-6019","catch_line":"Liability for damages","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6019\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":198271,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69541,"identifier":"3.2-6024","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/2\/3.2-6024","url":"\/3.2-6024\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6024\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/2\/3.2-6024","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6024","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Composting<\/span>” means the natural process in which beneficial microbes reduce dead poultry<\/span> into a biologically safe by-product.\n\t\t“Dead poultry<\/span>” means poultry, exclusive of those intentionally slaughtered, that die as a result of disease, injury, or of natural causes, upon any premises<\/span> in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Disposal” means to put dead poultry<\/span> into a landfill<\/span> or the complete destruction of dead poultry<\/span> in an incinerator<\/span> or a disposal pit<\/span>, or by rendering<\/span> or composting<\/span>.\n\t\t“Disposal pit<\/span>” means an opening dug in the ground to a minimum depth of six feet, containing a minimum capacity of 150 cubic feet, covered with a minimum of 12 inches of dirt, and provided with one or more openings for the introduction of poultry therein. Openings shall be of a minimum size of eight inches square and equipped with tight lids.\n\t\t“Incinerator<\/span>” means a device designed for treatment of waste by combustion.\n\t\t“Landfill<\/span>” means an area permitted by the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality allowing the disposal of dead poultry<\/span>.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means any person<\/span> who engages in the raising or keeping of poultry for profit<\/span> in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Poultry” means all chickens, ducks, turkeys, or other domestic fowls being raised or kept on any premises<\/span> in the Commonwealth for profit.\n\t\t“Premises<\/span>” means the entire tract of land including the buildings thereon, owned, leased, or used by any person<\/span> for the raising or keeping of poultry for profit<\/span>.\n\t\t“Raising or keeping of poultry for profit<\/span>” means the raising or keeping of 500 or more poultry at one time for the purpose of sale of such poultry or the eggs produced therefrom.\n\t\t“Rendering<\/span>” means treating dead poultry<\/span> according to the process described in 9 C.F.R. \u00a7 82.1.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 3.2-6024)\n\nAs used in this article unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Composting” means the natural process in which beneficial\nmicrobes reduce dead poultry into a biologically safe by-product.\n\t\t“Dead poultry” means poultry, exclusive of those intentionally\nslaughtered, that die as a result of disease, injury, or of natural causes, upon\nany premises in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Disposal” means to put dead poultry into a landfill or the\ncomplete destruction of dead poultry in an incinerator or a disposal pit, or by\nrendering or composting.\n\t\t“Disposal pit” means an opening dug in the ground to a minimum\ndepth of six feet, containing a minimum capacity of 150 cubic feet, covered with\na minimum of 12 inches of dirt, and provided with one or more openings for the\nintroduction of poultry therein. Openings shall be of a minimum size of eight\ninches square and equipped with tight lids.\n\t\t“Incinerator” means a device designed for treatment of waste by\ncombustion.\n\t\t“Landfill” means an area permitted by the Department of\nEnvironmental Quality allowing the disposal of dead poultry.\n\t\t“Person” means any person who engages in the raising or keeping of\npoultry for profit in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Poultry” means all chickens, ducks, turkeys, or other domestic\nfowls being raised or kept on any premises in the Commonwealth for profit.\n\t\t“Premises” means the entire tract of land including the buildings\nthereon, owned, leased, or used by any person for the raising or keeping of\npoultry for profit.\n\t\t“Raising or keeping of poultry for profit” means the raising or\nkeeping of 500 or more poultry at one time for the purpose of sale of such\npoultry or the eggs produced therefrom.\n\t\t“Rendering” means treating dead poultry according to the process\ndescribed in 9 C.F.R. \u00a7 82.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 101, \u00a7 3.1-742.1; 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}}