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Such notice shall be embodied in a written document and shall state in ten-point boldfaced type the following:\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThe boarding of animals is subject to Article 4 (§ 3.2-6518 et seq.) of Chapter 65 of Title 3.2. If your animal becomes ill or injured while in the custody of the boarding establishment, the boarding establishment shall provide the animal with emergency veterinary treatment for the illness or injury.\n\t\t\tThe consumer shall bear the reasonable and necessary costs of emergency veterinary treatment for any illness or injury occurring while the animal is in the custody of the boarding establishment. The boarding establishment shall bear the expenses of veterinary treatment for any injury the animal sustains while at the boarding establishment if the injury resulted from the establishment’s failure, whether accidental or intentional, to provide the care required by § 3.2-6503. Boarding establishments shall not be required to bear the cost of veterinary treatment for injuries resulting from the animal’s self-mutilation.B\n\nIn addition, the boarding establishment shall display the following notice, in ten-point boldfaced type, on a sign placed in a conspicuous location and manner at the boarding establishment’s intake area:\n\t\t\tPUBLIC NOTICE\n\t\t\tTHE BOARDING OF ANIMALS BY A BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT IS SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 4 (§ 3.2-6518 et seq.) OF CHAPTER 65 OF TITLE 3.2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. YOU HAVE SPECIFIC REMEDIES WHEN BOARDING ANIMALS IN THIS OR ANY OTHER BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT IN VIRGINIA. A COPY IS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY UPON REQUEST AND IS TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE TIME OF INTAKE IN THE FORM OF A WRITTEN DOCUMENT. IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT, YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.C\n\nFailure to display or provide the consumer with the written notice as required by this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.D\n\nAny violation of this section shall also constitute a prohibited practice under § 59.1-200 and shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204808,"text":"A boarding establishment shall give the notice hereinafter set forth in writing to a consumer prior to the consumer’s delivery of the animal to the boarding establishment. Such notice shall be embodied in a written document and shall state in ten-point boldfaced type the following:\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThe boarding of animals is subject to Article 4 (§ 3.2-6518 et seq.) of Chapter 65 of Title 3.2. If your animal becomes ill or injured while in the custody of the boarding establishment, the boarding establishment shall provide the animal with emergency veterinary treatment for the illness or injury.\n\t\t\tThe consumer shall bear the reasonable and necessary costs of emergency veterinary treatment for any illness or injury occurring while the animal is in the custody of the boarding establishment. The boarding establishment shall bear the expenses of veterinary treatment for any injury the animal sustains while at the boarding establishment if the injury resulted from the establishment’s failure, whether accidental or intentional, to provide the care required by § 3.2-6503. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 174 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1998, chapter 817<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 412<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84606,"section_number":"18.2-403.2","catch_line":"Offenses involving animals \u2014 Class 3 misdemeanors","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-403.2\/"},{"id":66794,"section_number":"3.2-6506","catch_line":"Exceptions regarding veterinarians","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6506\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66904,"section_number":"3.2-6503","catch_line":"Care of companion animals by owner; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6503\/"},{"id":81910,"section_number":"3.2-6518","catch_line":"Boarding establishments and groomers; veterinary care requirements; consumer notification; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-6518\/"},{"id":56198,"section_number":"59.1-196","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-196\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":198733,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55903,"identifier":"3.2-6519","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/4\/3.2-6519","url":"\/3.2-6519\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6519\/","token":"3.2\/V\/65\/4\/3.2-6519","dublin_core":{"Title":"Written notice of consumer remedies required to be supplied by boarding establishments; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6519","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A boarding establishment<\/span> shall give the notice hereinafter set forth in writing to a consumer<\/span> prior to the consumer<\/span>’s delivery of the animal<\/span> to the boarding establishment<\/span>. Such notice shall be embodied in a written document and shall state in ten-point boldfaced type the following:\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThe boarding of animals<\/span> is subject to Article 4 (§ 3.2-6518<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 65 of Title 3.2. If your animal<\/span> becomes ill or injured while in the custody<\/span> of the boarding establishment<\/span>, the boarding establishment<\/span> shall provide the animal<\/span> with emergency veterinary treatment<\/span> for the illness or injury.\n\t\t\tThe consumer<\/span> shall bear the reasonable and necessary costs of emergency veterinary treatment<\/span> for any illness or injury occurring while the animal<\/span> is in the custody<\/span> of the boarding establishment<\/span>. The boarding establishment<\/span> shall bear the expenses of veterinary treatment for any injury the animal<\/span> sustains<\/span> while at the boarding establishment<\/span> if the injury resulted from the establishment’s failure, whether accidental or intentional, to provide the care<\/span> required by § 3.2-6503<\/a>. Boarding establishments<\/span> shall not be required to bear the cost of veterinary treatment for injuries resulting from the animal<\/span>’s self-mutilation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition, the boarding establishment<\/span> shall display the following notice, in ten-point boldfaced type, on a sign placed in a conspicuous location and manner at the boarding establishment<\/span>’s intake area:\n\t\t\tPUBLIC NOTICE\n\t\t\tTHE BOARDING OF ANIMALS<\/span> BY A BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT<\/span> IS SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 4 (§ 3.2-6518<\/a> et seq.) OF CHAPTER 65 OF TITLE 3.2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. YOU HAVE SPECIFIC REMEDIES WHEN BOARDING ANIMALS<\/span> IN THIS OR ANY OTHER BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT<\/span> IN VIRGINIA. A COPY IS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY UPON REQUEST AND IS TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE TIME OF INTAKE IN THE FORM OF A WRITTEN DOCUMENT. IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT, YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW<\/span>-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER<\/span> OR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT<\/span> OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER<\/span> SERVICES, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Failure to display or provide the consumer<\/span> with the written notice as required by this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any violation of this section shall also constitute a prohibited practice under § 59.1-200<\/a> and shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of the Virginia Consumer<\/span> Protection Act (§ 59.1-196<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWRITTEN NOTICE OF CONSUMER REMEDIES REQUIRED TO BE SUPPLIED BY BOARDING\nESTABLISHMENTS; PENALTY (\u00a7 3.2-6519)\n\nA. A boarding establishment shall give the notice hereinafter set forth in\nwriting to a consumer prior to the consumer’s delivery of the animal to\nthe boarding establishment. Such notice shall be embodied in a written document\nand shall state in ten-point boldfaced type the following:\n\t\t\tNOTICE\n\t\t\tThe boarding of animals is subject to Article 4 (§ 3.2-6518 et seq.) of\nChapter 65 of Title 3.2. If your animal becomes ill or injured while in the\ncustody of the boarding establishment, the boarding establishment shall provide\nthe animal with emergency veterinary treatment for the illness or injury.\n\t\t\tThe consumer shall bear the reasonable and necessary costs of emergency\nveterinary treatment for any illness or injury occurring while the animal is in\nthe custody of the boarding establishment. The boarding establishment shall bear\nthe expenses of veterinary treatment for any injury the animal sustains while at\nthe boarding establishment if the injury resulted from the establishment’s\nfailure, whether accidental or intentional, to provide the care required by\n§ 3.2-6503. Boarding establishments shall not be required to bear the cost\nof veterinary treatment for injuries resulting from the animal’s\nself-mutilation.\n\nB. In addition, the boarding establishment shall display the following notice,\nin ten-point boldfaced type, on a sign placed in a conspicuous location and\nmanner at the boarding establishment’s intake area:\n\t\t\tPUBLIC NOTICE\n\t\t\tTHE BOARDING OF ANIMALS BY A BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT IS SUBJECT TO ARTICLE 4\n(§ 3.2-6518 et seq.) OF CHAPTER 65 OF TITLE 3.2 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.\nYOU HAVE SPECIFIC REMEDIES WHEN BOARDING ANIMALS IN THIS OR ANY OTHER BOARDING\nESTABLISHMENT IN VIRGINIA. A COPY IS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY UPON REQUEST AND IS\nTO BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE TIME OF INTAKE IN THE FORM OF A WRITTEN DOCUMENT.\nIF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT, YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR\nTHE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, RICHMOND,\nVIRGINIA.\n\nC. Failure to display or provide the consumer with the written notice as\nrequired by this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.\n\nD. Any violation of this section shall also constitute a prohibited practice\nunder § 59.1-200 and shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of the\nVirginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 174, \u00a7 3.1-796.83:2; 1998, c. 817; 2008, c. 860; 2020, c.\n412.","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}}