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Such prearranged sale shall not take place at a regularly-occurring event such as a flea market or other organized trade venue.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263406,"text":"It is unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease, or display for a commercial purpose any dog or cat on or in any roadside, public right-of-way, parkway, median, park, or recreation area; flea market or other outdoor market; or commercial parking lot, regardless of whether such act is authorized by the landowner.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":263407,"text":"This section shall not apply to:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":263408,"text":"The display of dogs or cats by or the adoption of dogs or cats from a humane society or private or public animal shelter as those terms are defined in &#xA7; 3.2-6500;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":263409,"text":"The display of dogs or cats as part of a state or county fair exhibition, 4-H program, or similar exhibition or educational program;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":263410,"text":"The sale, exchange, or trade of dogs that are sold primarily for use in commonly-accepted hunting or livestock farming activities; or","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":263411,"text":"A prearranged sale between a dog breeder and a specific individual purchaser. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0679\">679<\/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":86401,"section_number":"3.2-6500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198667,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73161,"identifier":"3.2-6508.1","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/3\/3.2-6508.1","url":"\/3.2-6508.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6508.1\/","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/3\/3.2-6508.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale of dogs or cats prohibited in certain places","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6508.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease, or display for a commercial purpose any dog or cat on or in any roadside, public right-of-way, parkway, median, park, or recreation area; flea market or other outdoor market; or commercial parking lot, regardless of whether such act is authorized by the landowner. <a id=\"paragraph-263406\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6508.1\/#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> This section shall not apply to: <a id=\"paragraph-263407\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6508.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The display of dogs or cats by or the <span class=\"dictionary\">adoption<\/span> of dogs or cats from a <span class=\"dictionary\">humane society<\/span> or private or <span class=\"dictionary\">public animal shelter<\/span> as those terms are defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/3.2-6500\/\">3.2-6500<\/a>; <a id=\"paragraph-263408\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6508.1\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The display of dogs or cats as part of a state or county fair exhibition, 4-H program, or similar exhibition or educational program; <a id=\"paragraph-263409\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6508.1\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The sale, exchange, or trade of dogs that are sold primarily for use in commonly-accepted hunting or <span class=\"dictionary\">livestock<\/span> farming activities; or <a id=\"paragraph-263410\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6508.1\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> A prearranged sale between a dog breeder and a specific individual purchaser. Such prearranged sale shall not take place at a regularly-occurring event such as a flea market or other organized trade <span class=\"dictionary\">venue<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-263411\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/3.2-6508.1\/#B4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OF DOGS OR CATS PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES (\u00a7 3.2-6508.1)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease, or\ndisplay for a commercial purpose any dog or cat on or in any roadside, public\nright-of-way, parkway, median, park, or recreation area; flea market or other\noutdoor market; or commercial parking lot, regardless of whether such act is\nauthorized by the landowner.\n\nB. This section shall not apply to:\n\n   1. The display of dogs or cats by or the adoption of dogs or cats from a\n   humane society or private or public animal shelter as those terms are defined\n   in &#xA7; 3.2-6500;\n\n   2. The display of dogs or cats as part of a state or county fair exhibition,\n   4-H program, or similar exhibition or educational program;\n\n   3. The sale, exchange, or trade of dogs that are sold primarily for use in\n   commonly-accepted hunting or livestock farming activities; or\n\n   4. A prearranged sale between a dog breeder and a specific individual\n   purchaser. Such prearranged sale shall not take place at a regularly-occurring\n   event such as a flea market or other organized trade venue.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 679.","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}}