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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 563<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68562,"section_number":"3.2-6023","catch_line":"Prevention and control measures; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6023\/"},{"id":63357,"section_number":"3.2-6043","catch_line":"Violations; criminal penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6043\/"},{"id":79798,"section_number":"3.2-6045","catch_line":"Livestock and Poultry Disease Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6045\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198357,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85075,"identifier":"3.2-6044","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/5\/3.2-6044","url":"\/3.2-6044\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6044\/","token":"3.2\/V\/60\/5\/3.2-6044","dublin_core":{"Title":"Civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6044","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as provided in \u00a7 3.2-6023<\/a>, in lieu of any criminal penalty<\/span> established pursuant to \u00a7 3.2-6043<\/a>, the Board<\/span> may assess a civil penalty<\/span> in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation. In determining the amount of any civil penalty<\/span>, the Board<\/span> shall give due consideration to the (i) history of the person’s previous violations, (ii) seriousness of the violation, and (iii) demonstrated good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance with this chapter after notification of the violation. Such civil penalties shall be deposited into the Livestock<\/span> and Poultry<\/span> Disease Fund established in \u00a7 3.2-6045<\/a>. The provisions of this section shall not apply to \u00a7 3.2-6023<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 3.2-6044)\n\nExcept as provided in \u00a7 3.2-6023, in lieu of any criminal penalty established\npursuant to \u00a7 3.2-6043, the Board may assess a civil penalty in an amount not\nto exceed $1,000 per violation. In determining the amount of any civil penalty,\nthe Board shall give due consideration to the (i) history of the person’s\nprevious violations, (ii) seriousness of the violation, and (iii) demonstrated\ngood faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance with this\nchapter after notification of the violation. Such civil penalties shall be\ndeposited into the Livestock and Poultry Disease Fund established in \u00a7\n3.2-6045. The provisions of this section shall not apply to \u00a7 3.2-6023.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 563.","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}}